§ 34-18-10-25 Compensation of members

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34-18-10-25 Compensation of members

    Sec. 25. (a) Each health care provider member of the medical review panel is entitled to be paid:

        (1) up to three hundred fifty dollars ($350) for all work performed as a member of the panel, exclusive of time involved if called as a witness to testify in court; and

        (2) reasonable travel expense.

    (b) The chairman of the panel is entitled to be paid:

        (1) at the rate of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per diem, not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000); and

        (2) reasonable travel expenses.

    (c) The chairman shall keep an accurate record of the time and expenses of all the members of the panel. The record shall be submitted to the parties for payment with the panel's report.

    (d) Fees of the panel, including travel expenses and other expenses of the review, shall be paid by the side in whose favor the majority opinion is written. If there is no majority opinion, each side shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost.