27-12-402. Selection of panelists. (1) The director shall promptly transmit an application submitted under 27-12-301 to the directors of the chiropractic physician's state professional society or association and the state bar of Montana. Within 14 days from the date of transmittal of the application, the director of the professional society or association and the state bar of Montana shall each select 12 proposed panelists from which the director shall select three from each list to serve on the panel. The director shall notify the parties of the names of the panelists.
     (2) If no state professional society or association exists or if the chiropractic physician does not belong to such a society or association, the director shall transmit the application to the chiropractic physician's state licensing board and the licensing board shall select 12 proposed panelists from the chiropractic physician's profession and, when applicable, from persons specializing in the same field or discipline as the chiropractic physician.

     History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 262, L. 1989.