§ 34-18-10-12 — Excusing members from service

(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.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-10-12.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.