Commencement of action; complaint

Sec. 1. Subject to IC 34-18-10 and sections 4 through 6 of this chapter, a patient or the representative of a patient who has a claim under this article for bodily injury or death on account of malpractice may do the following: (1) File a complaint in any court of law having requisite jurisdiction. (2) By demand, exercise the right to a trial by jury. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-8-1.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.