Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 27 > Chapter 12 > Part 7 - Effect of Proceedings in Court Action -- Confidentiality

• Chiropractic physician: means :

  (a)for purposes of the annual assessment under 27-12-206, a person licensed to practice chiropractic under Title 37, chapter 12, who at the time of the assessment:

  (i)has the individual's principal residence or place of chiropractic practice in the state of Montana;

  (ii)is not employed full time by any federal agency or entity; and

  (iii)is not fully retired from the practice of chiropractic; or

  (b)for all other purposes, a person licensed to practice chiropractic under Title 37, chapter 12, who at the time of the occurrence of the incident giving rise to a malpractice claim:

  (i)had the individual's principal residence or place of chiropractic practice in the state of Montana and was not employed full time by any federal agency or entity; or

  (ii)was a professional service corporation, partnership, or other business entity organized under the laws of a state to render chiropractic services and each of whose shareholders, partners, or owners were chiropractic physicians licensed to practice chiropractic under Title 37, chapter 12. See Montana Code 27-12-103

• Director: means the director of the Montana chiropractic legal panel. See Montana Code 27-12-103
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Malpractice claim: means any claim or potential claim against a chiropractic physician for chiropractic treatment, lack of chiropractic treatment, or alleged departure from accepted standards of chiropractic health care that proximately results in damage to the claimant and includes but is not limited to a tort or contract claim or potential claim. See Montana Code 27-12-103
• Panel: means the Montana chiropractic legal panel created in 27-12-104. See Montana Code 27-12-103
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.