Michigan Laws 600.4905 – Mediation panel; selection and qualifications of members; judge as member; grounds for disqualification as mediator
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(1) A mediation panel shall be composed of 5 voting members, 3 of whom shall be licensed attorneys, 1 of whom shall be a licensed or registered health care provider selected by the defendant or defendants and 1 of whom shall be a licensed or registered health care provider selected by the plaintiff or plaintiffs. If a defendant is a specialist, the health care provider members of the panel shall specialize in the same or a related, relevant area of health care as the defendant.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1), the procedure for selecting mediation panel members and their qualifications shall be as prescribed by the Michigan court rules or local court rules.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.4905
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- panel: means a mediation panel selected pursuant to section 4905. See Michigan Laws 600.4901
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(3) A judge may be selected as a member of a mediation panel, but may not preside at the trial of any action in which he or she served as a mediator.
(4) The grounds for disqualification of a mediator are the same as that provided in the Michigan court rules for the disqualification of a judge.