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The first step is to request a medical malpractice medical review panel. Such a request must be sent to the Division of Administration, not the Patient's Compensation Fund. To check on receipt of a fax or determine if the provider is covered through the State, please call the panel office at (225)342-8509.

All complaints must be in writing and there are two ways to do this. 1. Go to the Board's website at .lsbme.la.gov and download the forms from the investigation section of our website. Complete these forms and enclose any other information you might have that is pertinent to the complaint.

(13) "Malpractice" means any unintentional tort or any breach of contract based on health care or professional services rendered, or which should have been rendered, by a health care provider, to a patient, including failure to render services timely and the handling of a patient, including loading and unloading of a ...

Suing for Medical Malpractice in Louisiana. A medical malpractice case may be brought by an injured patient against any licensed health care provider, including a medical doctor, nurse, physical therapist, and mental health care professional.

The statute of limitations for medical malpractice in Louisiana is one year from the date of your original incident. If you find out about your medical malpractice at a later date, then the time limit for you to file your medical malpractice claim starts from that specific date.

In 1975 Louisiana adopted its Medical Malpractice Act, which was designed to protect healthcare providers by limiting the amount of monetary damages that can be recovered against them and requiring claims to be reviewed by a medical panel before a lawsuit may be commenced.