No malpractice claim may be filed in any court against a health care provider before an application is made to the panel and its decision is rendered.
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-6-701
No court action before application to and decision by panel
Known as the Montana Medical Legal Panel Act
The act spans §§ 27–27 (38 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Sam Jones v. Deaconess Billings Clinic (2010)
Most recently applied in Sam Jones v. Deaconess Billings Clinic (February 2010)
En. 17-1307 by Sec. 7, Ch. 449, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 17-1307(1).
Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.