§ 27-12-301 How cases submitted — no court action before application
§ 27-12-302 Content of application — waiver of confidentiality of medical records
§ 27-12-303 Amendments to application
§ 27-12-304 Copies of application to professional societies when vicarious liability claimed
§ 27-12-305 Service on chiropractic physician
§ 27-12-306 Chiropractic physician’s appearance and answer — waiver of confidentiality of records
§ 27-12-307 Assistance to claimant in obtaining expert consultation
§ 27-12-308 Director to furnish panel members with documents

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 27 > Chapter 12 > Part 3 - Preliminary Procedure

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Director: means the director of the Montana chiropractic legal panel. See Montana Code 27-12-103
  • Malpractice claim: means any claim or potential claim against a chiropractic physician for chiropractic treatment, lack of chiropractic treatment, or alleged departure from accepted standards of chiropractic health care that proximately results in damage to the claimant and includes but is not limited to a tort or contract claim or potential claim. See Montana Code 27-12-103
  • Panel: means the Montana chiropractic legal panel created in 27-12-104. See Montana Code 27-12-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203