Statute 65-4903: Convening of panel; notice; findings; notice,
organization and conduct of meetings; rules by supreme court; meetings
held in camera.
The screening panel shall convene with notice in writing to all parties
and their counsel and shall decide, after consideration of medical
records and medical care facility records, contentions of the parties,
examination of x-rays, test results and treatises, whether there was a
departure from the standard practice of the health care provider
specialty involved and whether a causal relationship existed between the
damages suffered by the claimant and any such departure. The screening
panel shall give notice, organize and conduct its meetings in accordance
with rules of procedure adopted by the supreme court of Kansas to govern
notice, organization and conduct of such meetings, except strict
adherence of the rules of procedure and evidence applicable in civil
cases shall not be required. All meetings of the screening panel shall
be held
in camera.
History: L. 1976, ch. 249, § 3; July 1.