Montana Code Annotated
Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations
Chapter 12. Montana Chiropractic Legal Panel Act

Part 1. General Provisions

27-12-101. Short title - 27-12-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the...

27-12-102. Purpose - 27-12-102. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to: (1)...

27-12-103. Definitions - 27-12-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions...

27-12-104. Creation of panel - 27-12-104. Creation of panel. There is a Montana chiropractic legal...

27-12-105. What claims panel to review - 27-12-105. What claims panel to review. The panel shall review...

27-12-106. Immunity of panel members and witnesses from civil liability - 27-12-106. Immunity of panel members and witnesses from civil liability....

Part 2. Administration of Act

27-12-201. Appointment, term, and salary of director - 27-12-201. Appointment, term, and salary of director. The executive director...

27-12-202. Employment of staff and maintenance of offices - 27-12-202. Employment of staff and maintenance of offices. (1) The...

27-12-203. Compensation of panel members and staff - 27-12-203. Compensation of panel members and staff. (1) Each member...

27-12-204. Authority to adopt rules - 27-12-204. Authority to adopt rules. The director, in consultation with...

27-12-205. Powers of panel - 27-12-205. Powers of panel. The panel may provide for the...

27-12-206. Funding - 27-12-206. Funding. (1) There is a pretrial review fund to...

27-12-207. Panel audits - 27-12-207. Panel audits. (1) The panel and fund may be...

Part 3. Preliminary Procedure

27-12-301. How cases submitted -- no court action before application - 27-12-301. How cases submitted -- no court action before application....

27-12-302. Content of application -- waiver of confidentiality of medical records - 27-12-302. Content of application -- waiver of confidentiality of medical...

27-12-303. Amendments to application - 27-12-303. Amendments to application. Amendments to an application may be...

27-12-304. Copies of application to professional societies when vicarious liability claimed - 27-12-304. Copies of application to professional societies when vicarious liability...

27-12-305. Service on chiropractic physician - 27-12-305. Service on chiropractic physician. Upon receipt of an application,...

27-12-306. Chiropractic physician's appearance and answer -- waiver of confidentiality of records - 27-12-306. Chiropractic physician's appearance and answer -- waiver of confidentiality...

27-12-307. Assistance to claimant in obtaining expert consultation - 27-12-307. Assistance to claimant in obtaining expert consultation. The director...

27-12-308. Director to furnish panel members with documents - 27-12-308. Director to furnish panel members with documents. At least...

Part 4. Formation and Composition of Panel

27-12-401. Composition of panel - 27-12-401. Composition of panel. Those eligible to sit on the...

27-12-402. Selection of panelists - 27-12-402. Selection of panelists. The board of chiropractors and the...

27-12-403. Panel in cases involving multiple defendants - 27-12-403. Panel in cases involving multiple defendants. If there are...

27-12-404. Disqualification of panel member - 27-12-404. Disqualification of panel member. (1) A panel member or...

Part 5. Hearing Procedure

27-12-501. Time and place of hearing - 27-12-501. Time and place of hearing. (1) Subject to subsection...

27-12-502. Conduct of hearing - 27-12-502. Conduct of hearing. (1) At the time set for...

27-12-503. Conclusion of hearing -- supplemental hearing - 27-12-503. Conclusion of hearing -- supplemental hearing. (1) At the...

Part 6. Deliberations and Decision of Panel

27-12-601. Selection of presiding officer - 27-12-601. Selection of presiding officer. At or prior to the...

27-12-602. Questions panel must decide - 27-12-602. Questions panel must decide. Upon consideration of all relevant...

27-12-603. Deliberations to be secret -- voting - 27-12-603. Deliberations to be secret -- voting. The deliberations of...

27-12-604. Form and content of decision - 27-12-604. Form and content of decision. (1) The decision must:...

27-12-605. Decision to be filed and copies sent to parties, attorneys, and licensing board - 27-12-605. Decision to be filed and copies sent to parties,...

27-12-606. Decision not binding -- settlement agreements - 27-12-606. Decision not binding -- settlement agreements. The panel's decision...

Part 7. Effect of Proceedings in Court Action -- Confidentiality

27-12-701. Tolling of statute of limitations - 27-12-701. Tolling of statute of limitations. (1) Upon receipt of...

27-12-702. Records of proceedings -- confidentiality - 27-12-702. Records of proceedings -- confidentiality. The director shall maintain...

27-12-703. Panel proceedings and decision privileged from disclosure in court actions - 27-12-703. Panel proceedings and decision privileged from disclosure in court...