2011 Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURE.
Chapter 21.1 Medical Malpractice (8.01-581.1 thru 8.01-581.20:1)
8.01-581.8 Admissibility of opinion as evidence; appearance of panel members as witnesses; immunity from civi...
8.01-581.8. Admissibility of opinion as evidence; appearance of panel members as witnesses; immunity from civil liability.
An opinion of the medical review panel shall be admissible as evidence in the action brought by the plaintiff, but shall not be conclusive. Either party shall have the right to call, at his cost, any member of the panel, except the judge, as a witness. If called, each witness shall be required to appear and testify. The panelist shall have absolute immunity from civil liability for all communications, findings, opinions and conclusions made in the course and scope of duties prescribed by this chapter.
(Code 1950, 8-918; 1976, c. 611; 1977, c. 617; 1978, c. 406; 1993, c. 928.)
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