Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 12. MONTANA CHIROPRACTIC LEGAL PANEL ACT

Part 3. Preliminary Procedure

Chiropractic Physician's Appearance And Answer -- Waiver Of Confidentiality Of Records

27-12-306. Chiropractic physician's appearance and answer -- waiver of confidentiality of records. (1) If a chiropractic physician whose alleged malpractice caused the application to be filed chooses to retain legal counsel, the chiropractic physician's attorney shall informally enter an appearance with the director.

(2) The chiropractic physician shall answer the application and submit a statement authorizing the panel to inspect all medical, chiropractic, and hospital records and information pertaining to the application and, for the purposes of panel inspection only, waiving any privilege as to the content of those records. Nothing in the statement waives any privilege for any other purpose.

History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 262, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 5, L. 2001.