H.B. No. 0306             Medical review panel-3.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Osborn

AN ACT relating to pretrial screening panels; prohibiting the filing of a medical malpractice claim in

 a court until the claim has been reviewed by a medical review panel; providing that the decision of

the panel is not binding; requiring that the decision of the panel be submitted with any medical

malpractice complaint; creating the panel and providing for selection of its members; designating the

 attorney general or his designee as panel director to perform administrative tasks; establishing

procedures for review of claims; providing definitions; granting rulemaking authority; requiring a

person filing a complaint in court to file the decision of the panel; requiring a person filing a

complaint in court to obtain an expert witness who has not appeared before the panel; providing for

an effective date.

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