Actions against defendants who are qualified health care providers
and who are not qualified health care providers; delay; joinder
Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to an action based on fault that is
brought by the claimant against:
(1) one (1) or more defendants who are qualified health care
providers under IC 34-18; and
(2) one (1) or more defendants who are not qualified health care
providers.
(b) Upon application of the claimant, the trial court shall grant
reasonable delays in the action brought against those defendants who
are not qualified health care providers until the medical review panel
procedure can be completed as to the qualified health care providers.
(c) When an action is permitted to be filed against the qualified
health care providers, the trial court shall permit a joinder of the
qualified health care providers as additional defendants in the action
on file against the nonhealth care providers.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
Last modified: May 24, 2006