Panel proceedings and decision privileged from disclosure in court actions
Known as the Montana Medical Legal Panel Act
The act spans §§ 27–27 (38 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Adams v. St. Francis Regional Medical Center (1998)
Most recently applied in Adams v. St. Francis Regional Medical Center (March 1998)
En. 17-1311, 17-1312 by Secs. 11, 12, Ch. 449, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 17-1311(6), (7), 17-1312(part); amd
(1) A panel member may not be called to testify in a proceeding concerning the deliberations, discussions, decisions, and internal proceedings of the panel.
(2) The decision and the reasoning and basis for the decision of the panel are not admissible as evidence in an action subsequently brought in a court of law and are not evidence for any purpose in an action brought under 33-18-201, 33-18-242, or common law.
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.