AN ACT relating to medical review panels. Amend KRS 216C.020 to allow tolling of the nine-month timeframe; amend KRS 216C.040 to provide an additional fee for out-of-state defendants; amend KRS 216C.050 to specify procedures for service on an out-of-state defendant; amend KRS 216C.070 to allow removal of attorneys from the list of potential panel members; amend KRS 216C.090 to provide a timeline for panel selection; amend KRS 216C.160 to authorize the panel chairperson to allow other forms of discovery; amend KRS 216C.190 to allow tolling of the nine-month timeline; amend KRS 216C.220 to clarify procedures for payment of the panel if the case ends before the panel renders an opinion; amend KRS 216C.240 to allow a court to dismiss an action; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 216C to clarify timelines.
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Feb 2018
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Introduced Feb 12, 2018
Last action Feb 13, 2018
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Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Referred to committee
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Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Introduced
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Ralph Alvarado
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