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1995 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 8.01-581.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 8.01-581.2. Request for review by medical malpractice review panel; rescission of request; determination on request.
A. At any time within thirty days from the filing of the responsive pleading
in any action brought for malpractice against a health care provider, the
plaintiff or defendant may request a review by a medical malpractice review
panel established as provided in § 8.01-581.3. The request shall be forwarded
by the clerk of the circuit court to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of
Virginia. Upon receipt of such request, the Supreme Court shall select the
panel members as provided in § 8.01-581.3:1. If a panel is requested,
proceedings on the action based on the alleged malpractice shall be stayed
if a panel is requested during the period of review by the medical
review panel, except that the judge may rule on any motions, demurrers, or
pleas that can be disposed of as a matter of law and, prior to the
designation of the panel, shall rule on any motions to transfer venue.
B. After the selection of the members of the review panel, the requesting party may rescind a request for review by the panel only with the consent of all parties or with leave of the judge presiding over the panel.
C. Any health care provider named as a defendant shall have the right to request a panel and, in that event, shall give notice of its request to the other health care providers named in the motion for judgment as well as to the plaintiff and his counsel of record. When a request for a medical review panel is made by any party, a single panel shall be designated and all health care providers against whom a claim is asserted shall be subject to the jurisdiction of such panel. The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit the addition of parties pursuant to § 8.01-581.2:1.