Montana Code Annotated
Title 27. Civil Liability, Remedies, and Limitations
Chapter 6. Montana Medical Legal Panel Act

Part 1. General Provisions

27-6-101. Short title - 27-6-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the...

27-6-102. Purpose - 27-6-102. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to prevent...

27-6-103. Definitions - 27-6-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions...

27-6-104. Creation of panel - 27-6-104. Creation of panel. The Montana medical legal panel is...

27-6-105. What claims panel to review -- exceptions - 27-6-105. What claims panel to review -- exceptions. The panel...

27-6-106. Immunity of panel members and witnesses from civil liability - 27-6-106. Immunity of panel members and witnesses from civil liability....

Part 2. Administration of Act

27-6-201. Appointment, term, and salary of director - 27-6-201. Appointment, term, and salary of director. The director of...

27-6-202. Employment of staff and maintenance of offices - 27-6-202. Employment of staff and maintenance of offices. (1) The...

27-6-203. Compensation of panel and staff - 27-6-203. Compensation of panel and staff. (1) All members of...

27-6-204. Authority to adopt rules - 27-6-204. Authority to adopt rules. The director, in consultation with...

27-6-205. Powers of panel - 27-6-205. Powers of panel. The panel may provide for the...

27-6-206. Funding - 27-6-206. Funding. (1) There is a pretrial review fund to...

27-6-207. Panel audits - 27-6-207. Panel audits. (1) The panel may be audited by...

Part 3. Preliminary Procedure

27-6-301. How cases submitted - 27-6-301. How cases submitted. Claimants shall submit a case for...

27-6-302. Contents of application -- waiver of confidentiality of medical and dental records - 27-6-302. Contents of application -- waiver of confidentiality of medical...

27-6-303. Amendments to application - 27-6-303. Amendments to application. Amendments to the application may be...

27-6-304. Copies of application to professional societies when vicarious liability claimed - 27-6-304. Copies of application to professional societies when vicarious liability...

27-6-305. Service on health care provider - 27-6-305. Service on health care provider. Upon receipt of an...

27-6-306. Health care provider's appearance and answer -- waiver of confidentiality of records - 27-6-306. Health care provider's appearance and answer -- waiver of...

27-6-307. Assistance to claimant in obtaining expert consultation - 27-6-307. Assistance to claimant in obtaining expert consultation. The panel...

27-6-308. Director to furnish panel members with documents - 27-6-308. Director to furnish panel members with documents. At least...

Part 4. Formation and Composition of Panel

27-6-401. Composition of panel - 27-6-401. Composition of panel. (1) Those eligible to sit on...

27-6-402. Selection of panelists - 27-6-402. Selection of panelists. (1) Application for review shall be...

27-6-403. Panel in cases involving multiple defendants - 27-6-403. Panel in cases involving multiple defendants. Whenever there are...

27-6-404. Disqualification of panel member - 27-6-404. Disqualification of panel member. (1) A member must be...

Part 5. Hearing Procedure

27-6-501. Time and place of hearing - 27-6-501. Time and place of hearing. (1) A date, time,...

27-6-502. Conduct of hearing - 27-6-502. Conduct of hearing. (1) At the time set for...

27-6-503. Conclusion of hearing -- supplemental hearing - 27-6-503. Conclusion of hearing -- supplemental hearing. (1) At the...

Part 6. Deliberations and Decision of Panel

27-6-601. Selection of presiding officer - 27-6-601. Selection of presiding officer. At or prior to the...

27-6-602. Questions panel must decide - 27-6-602. Questions panel must decide. Upon consideration of all the...

27-6-603. Deliberations to be secret -- voting - 27-6-603. Deliberations to be secret -- voting. The deliberations of...

27-6-604. Form and content of decision - 27-6-604. Form and content of decision. The decision must in...

27-6-605. Decision to be filed and copies sent to parties, attorneys, and licensing board - 27-6-605. Decision to be filed and copies sent to parties,...

27-6-606. Decision not binding -- settlement agreements -- nonbinding mediation - 27-6-606. Decision not binding -- settlement agreements -- nonbinding mediation....

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

27-6-701. No court action before application to and decision by panel - 27-6-701. No court action before application to and decision by...

27-6-702. Tolling of statute of limitations - 27-6-702. Tolling of statute of limitations. The running of the...

27-6-703. Records of proceedings -- confidentiality - 27-6-703. Records of proceedings -- confidentiality. The director shall maintain...

27-6-704. Panel proceedings and decision privileged from disclosure in court actions - 27-6-704. Panel proceedings and decision privileged from disclosure in court...