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PART XXIII. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
§1299.41. Definitions and general applications
(1) "Ambulance service" means an entity under circumstances in which the provisions of R.S. 40:1299.39 are not applicable which operates either ground or air ambulances, using a minimum of two persons on each ground ambulance, at least one of whom is trained and registered at the level of certified emergency medical technician-basic, or at the intermediate or paramedic levels, or one who is a registered nurse, and using a minimum on any air ambulance of one person trained and registered at the paramedic level or a person who is a registered nurse, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment, including any student enrolled in a qualified emergency medical services educational program under the direct supervision of a licensed health care provider.
(2) "Authority" means the Residual Malpractice Insurance Authority established under Section 1299.46.
(3) "Board" means the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board created in R.S. 40:1299.44(D).
(5) "Claims manager" means the claims manager appointed and employed by the board pursuant to R.S. 1299.44(D)(2)(g).
(8) "Executive director" means the executive director of the board, appointed and employed pursuant to R.S. 40:1299.44(D)(2)(f).
(10) "Health care provider" means a person, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, facility, or institution licensed or certified by this state to provide health care or professional services as a physician, hospital, nursing home, community blood center, tissue bank, dentist, registered or licensed practical nurse or certified nurse assistant, offshore health service provider, ambulance service under circumstances in which the provisions of R.S. 40:1299.39 are not applicable, certified registered nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, licensed midwife, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, pharmacist, optometrist, podiatrist, chiropractor, physical therapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, social worker, licensed professional counselor, licensed perfusionist, licensed respiratory therapist, licensed radiologic technologist, licensed clinical laboratory scientist, or any nonprofit facility considered tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer or cancer-related diseases, whether or not such a facility is required to be licensed by this state, or any professional corporation a health care provider is authorized to form under the provisions of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or any partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, management company, or corporation whose business is conducted principally by health care providers, or an officer, employee, partner, member, shareholder, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment.
(19) "Risk" means any health care provider which shall apply for malpractice liability insurance coverage under the provisions of Section 1299.46.
E.(1) Subject to R.S. 40:1299.47, a claimant having a claim under this Part for bodily injuries to or death of a patient on account of malpractice may file a complaint in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue. Upon filing the complaint in court for bodily injuries to or death of a patient on account of malpractice, said claimant shall send, by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the complaint, and any amendments thereto, to the board. The claimant shall also promptly provide written notice to the board of the trial date upon receiving notice from the court scheduling a trial in such proceeding.
G. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D, the running of prescription against a health care provider who is answerable in solido with a qualified health care provider against whom a claim has been filed for review under this Part shall be suspended in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:1299.47(A)(2)(a).
Amended by Acts 1991, No. 661, §1; Acts 1991, No. 825, §1; Acts 1992, No. 824, §1; Acts 1992, No. 908, §1; Acts 1997, No. 646, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 108, §1; Acts 2001, No. 486, §4, eff. June 21, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 697, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 86, §1; Acts 2003, No. 431, §1, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 479, §1; Acts 2003, No. 585, §1; Acts 2003, No. 747, §1; Acts 2004, No. 182, §1; Acts 2006, No. 694, §1; Acts 2008, No. 558, §1; Acts 2009, No. 14, §1; Acts 2010, No. 568, §1; Acts 2010, No. 950, §1.