27-6-201. Appointment, term, and salary of director. The director of the panel shall be appointed by the executive director of the Montana medical association, subject to the approval of the chief justice of the Montana supreme court. The director shall serve at the pleasure of, and the director’s salary shall be set by, the executive director […]
27-6-202. Employment of staff and maintenance of offices. (1) The director, subject to the approval of the chief justice, may employ and fix the compensation for clerical and other assistants that the director considers necessary. (2) The panel shall maintain adequate offices, in which its records must be kept and its official business transacted. History: En. 17-1305 by […]
27-6-203. Compensation of panel and staff. (1) All members of the panel must be paid a salary in the amount of $40 an hour, under guidelines promulgated by the Montana supreme court. (2) All members of the panel, the director, and the director’s staff are entitled to travel expenses incurred while on the business of the panel, […]
27-6-204. Authority to adopt rules. The director, in consultation with the state bar of Montana and subject to approval of the supreme court, is authorized to adopt and publish rules of procedure necessary to implement and carry out the duties of the medical review panel. No rules may be adopted, however, which require a party to […]
27-6-205. Powers of panel. The panel may provide for the administration of oaths, the receipt of claims filed, the promulgation of forms required by this chapter, the issuance of subpoenas in connection with the administration of this chapter, and the performance of all other acts required to fairly and effectively administer this chapter. History: En. 17-1305 by […]
27-6-206. Funding. (1) There is a pretrial review fund to be administered by the director exclusively for the purposes stated in this chapter. The fund and any income from it must be held in trust, deposited in an account, and invested and reinvested by the director with the prior approval of the director of the Montana […]
27-6-207. Panel audits. (1) The panel may be audited by or at the direction of the legislative auditor in accordance with the powers and duties set forth in 5-13-304 and 5-13-309. Any audit that is conducted by the legislative auditor under 5-13-411 must include a determination of the adequacy, sufficiency, and reasonableness of the annual surcharge […]
