{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-40-1237.3","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 40:1237.3","heading":"Medical review panel; one panel for state and private claims","body":"The following provisions shall apply when, for the same injury to or death of a patient, a malpractice claim alleges liability of both a state health care provider under the provisions of this Part and a health care provider under the provisions of Part I of this Subchapter:\n(1) Unless all parties have agreed otherwise, only one medical review panel shall be convened in such instance to review the claims under this Part and Part I of this Subchapter.\n(2) The panel shall consist of a single attorney chairperson and three health care providers who hold unlimited licenses to practice their profession in Louisiana.\n(3) The panel shall be considered a joint medical review panel, and its actions shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if a separate medical review panel had been convened under each of the respective Parts.\n(4) The panel shall be governed by the law applicable under both Parts. In the event of a procedural conflict between the provisions of the Parts, the provisions of R.S. 40:1231.8 shall govern.","path":["TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=964883","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:50Z","sha256":"961096e00503b7886d931f5863e44995e6d530992d93954b57d794b22fcb8955","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-40-1237.2","next":"us-la/rs-40-1237.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}