§ 34-18-11-2 — Invoking jurisdiction of the court; issuance of summons

Indiana § 34-18-11-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 18: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
• Ch. 11: Preliminary Determination of Affirmative Defense or

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(a) A party to a proceeding commenced under
this article, the commissioner, or the chairman of a medical review
panel, if any, may invoke the jurisdiction of the court by paying the
statutory filing fee to the clerk and filing a copy of the proposed
complaint and motion with the clerk.
(b) The filing of a copy of the proposed complaint and motion with
the clerk confers jurisdiction upon the court over the subject matter and
the parties to the proceeding for the limited purposes stated in this
chapter, including the taxation and assessment of costs or the
allowance of expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, or both.
(c) The moving party or the moving party's attorney shall cause as
many summonses as are necessary to be issued by the clerk and served
on the commissioner, each nonmoving party to the proceedings, and the
chairman of the medical review panel, if any, unless the commissioner
or the chairman is the moving party, together with a copy of the
proposed complaint and a copy of the motion under Rules 4 through
4.17 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-11-2.]

Legislative History

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