Montana § 27-6-404 Disqualification Of Panel Member

Montana Statutes

§ 27-6-404 — Disqualification Of Panel Member

Montana § 27-6-404

Title 27CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

Ch. 6MONTANA MEDICAL LEGAL PANEL ACT

Part 4Formation and Composition of Panel

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Mont. Code Ann. § 27-6-404 (2026).

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27-6-404 . Disqualification of panel member.

(1)A member must be disqualified from consideration of a case in which, by virtue of the member's circumstances, the member believes that serving on the panel would be inappropriate, considering the purpose of the panel. The director may excuse a proposed panelist from serving.

(2)Whenever a party makes and files an affidavit that a panel member selected pursuant to this part cannot, according to the belief of the party making the affidavit, sit in review of the application with impartiality, that panel member may proceed no further. Another panel member must be selected by the health care provider's professional association or state licensing board or the state bar, as appropriate. A party may not disqualify more than three panel members in t

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27-6-404 . Disqualification of panel member. (1) A member must be disqualified from consideration of a case in which, by virtue of the member's circumstances, the member believes that serving on the panel would be inappropriate, considering the purpose of the panel. The director may excuse a proposed panelist from serving.
(2) Whenever a party makes and files an affidavit that a panel member selected pursuant to this part cannot, according to the belief of the party making the affidavit, sit in review of the application with impartiality, that panel member may proceed no further. Another panel member must be selected by the health care provider's professional association or state licensing board or the state bar, as appropriate. A party may not disqualify more than three panel members in this manner in any single malpractice claim, and the affidavit must be filed within 15 days of the transmittal by the director, under 27-6-402 , of the names of the panel members selected.