Idaho § 6-1001 - Hearing panel for prelitigation consideration of medical malpractice claims - Procedure
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§ 6-1001. Hearing panel for prelitigation consideration of medical malpractice claims - Procedure
The Idaho state board of medicine, in alleged malpractice cases involving claims for damages against physicians and surgeons practicing in the state of Idaho or against licensed acute care general hospitals operating in the state of Idaho, is directed to cooperate in providing a hearing panel in the nature of a special civil grand jury and procedure for prelitigation consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims for damages arising out of the provision of or alleged failure to provide hospital or medical care in the state of Idaho, which proceedings shall be informal and nonbinding, but nonetheless compulsory as a condition precedent to litigation. Proceedings conducted or maintained under the authority of this act shall at all times be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74 , Idaho Code. Formal rules of evidence shall not apply and all such proceedings shall be expeditious and informal.
[6-1001, added 1976, ch. 278, sec. 2, p. 954; am. 1990, ch. 213, sec. 5, p. 491; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 2, p. 380.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-1001 ("Hearing panel for prelitigation consideration of medical malpractice claims - Procedure") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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