Montana Code 27-12-305. Service on chiropractic physician
27-12-305. Service on chiropractic physician. Upon receipt of an application, the director or the director’s delegate shall serve a copy of the application on the chiropractic physician whose alleged malpractice caused the application to be filed. Service must be by mailing a certified copy of the application to the chiropractic physician at the chiropractic physician’s last-known address, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Terms Used In Montana Code 27-12-305
- Chiropractic physician: means :
(a)for purposes of the annual assessment under 27-12-206, a person licensed to practice chiropractic under Title 37, chapter 12, who at the time of the assessment:
(i)has the individual's principal residence or place of chiropractic practice in the state of Montana;
(ii)is not employed full time by any federal agency or entity; and
(iii)is not fully retired from the practice of chiropractic; or
(b)for all other purposes, a person licensed to practice chiropractic under Title 37, chapter 12, who at the time of the occurrence of the incident giving rise to a malpractice claim:
(i)had the individual's principal residence or place of chiropractic practice in the state of Montana and was not employed full time by any federal agency or entity; or
(ii)was a professional service corporation, partnership, or other business entity organized under the laws of a state to render chiropractic services and each of whose shareholders, partners, or owners were chiropractic physicians licensed to practice chiropractic under Title 37, chapter 12. See Montana Code 27-12-103
- Director: means the director of the Montana chiropractic legal panel. See Montana Code 27-12-103