27-6-306. Health care provider's appearance and answer -- waiver of confidentiality of records. (1) If a health care provider involved chooses to retain legal counsel, his attorney shall informally enter his appearance with the director.
     (2) The health care provider shall answer the application for review and shall submit a statement authorizing the panel to inspect all medical, dental, and hospital records and information pertaining to the application and, for the purposes of such inspection only, waiving any privilege as to the contents of those records. Nothing in the statement waives that privilege for any other purpose.

     History: En. 17-1308 by Sec. 8, Ch. 449, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 17-1308(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 195, L. 1987.