Indiana Statutes

§ 34-18-8-5 — Agreements not to present claims to medical review panels

Indiana·Title 34 CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE·Art. 18 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE·Ch. 8 Commencement of a Medical Malpractice Action
Notwithstanding section 4 of this chapter, a claimant may commence an action in court for malpractice without the presentation of the claim to a medical review panel if the claimant and all parties named as defendants in the action agree that the claim is not to be presented to a medical review panel. The agreement must be in writing and must be signed by each party or an authorized agent of the party. The claimant must attach a copy of the agreement to the complaint filed with the court in which the action is commenced. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-8-5.]

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Legislative History

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

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