Excusing members from service
Sec. 12. (a) A member of a medical review panel who is selected
under this chapter shall serve unless:
(1) the parties by agreement excuse the panelist; or
(2) the panelist is excused as provided in this section for good
cause shown.
(b) To show good cause for relief from serving, the attorney
selected as chairman of a medical review panel must serve an
affidavit upon the clerk of the supreme court. The affidavit must set
out the facts showing that service would constitute an unreasonable
burden or undue hardship. The clerk may excuse the attorney from
serving. The attorney shall notify all parties, who shall then select a
new chairman as provided in section 4 of this chapter.
(c) To show good cause for relief from serving, a health care
provider member of a medical review panel must serve an affidavit
upon the panel chairman. The affidavit must set out the facts
showing that service would constitute an unreasonable burden or
undue hardship. The chairman may excuse the member from serving
and notify all parties.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Last modified: May 24, 2006