Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 34-18-10-2 (2026)
Request for formation of panels
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 2. Not earlier than twenty (20) days after the filing of a proposed complaint, either party may request the formation of a medical review panel by serving a request by registered or certified mail upon all parties and the commissioner.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-10-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Charles McKeen, M.D. v. Billy Turner, 61 N.E.3d 1251 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016).
Charles McKeen, M.D. v. Billy Turner, 61 N.E.3d 1251 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “I.C. § 34-18-10-2. Upon formation, the MRP chairperson may establish a schedule for “submission of evidence” to the MRP and must allow' sufficient time “for the parties to make full and adequate presentation of related facts and authorities.”
Chamberlain v. Walpole, 796 N.E.2d 818 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “I.C. § 34-18-10-2. The panel's decision, while not final, is persuasive.”
Mullins v. Parkview Hosp., Inc., 830 N.E.2d 45 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). “Ind.Code § 34-18-10-2. The MRPs responsibilities are as follows: (a) The panel has the sole duty to express the panel's expert opinion as to whether or not the evidence supports the conclusion that the defendant or defendants acted or failed to act within the appropriate…”
Shenefield v. Barrette, 716 N.E.2d 1 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). “§ 27-12-10-2 (now § 34-18-10-2) (request for formation of medical review panel to be served upon all parties and the commissioner by registered or certified mail); id.”
Viles (S.D. Ind. 2026). “Ind. Code § 34-18-10-2 . No earlier than 20 days later, either party may request the formation of a medical review panel by serving a request by registered mail upon all parties and the commissioner.”
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