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The evidence may consist of medical charts, X-rays, laboratory tests, excerpts of treatises, and depositions of witnesses, including parties, and, when a hearing is held, oral testimony before the panel. The parties shall submit to the panel members only those portions of deposition transcripts, medical records, treatises and other documents which are relevant to the claim. However, upon request of the judge, a party shall produce all or part of any such document submitted. At the discretion of the judge, additional depositions of parties and witnesses may be taken, or other additional discovery may be had, at any time prior to hearing by any party. The judge shall rule on the admissibility of all or any part of a deposition offered as evidence at the hearing. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 611; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1979, chapter 261; in 1984, chapter 777; in 1986, chapter 227; in 1993, chapter 928.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":377645,"section_number":"8.01-581.7","catch_line":"Opinion of panel","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.7\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1505945,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377640,"identifier":"8.01-581.4","token":"8.01\/21.1\/1\/8.01-581.4","url":"\/8.01-581.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-581.4\/","token":"8.01\/21.1\/1\/8.01-581.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Submission of evidence to panel; depositions and discovery; duties of chairman; access to material","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-581.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The evidence<\/span> to be considered by the medical review panel<\/span> shall be promptly submitted by the respective parties, upon appointment of the panel<\/span>, to each member of the panel<\/span> in written form. Either party<\/span>, upon request, shall be granted a hearing<\/span> before the panel<\/span>. The evidence<\/span> may consist of medical charts, X-rays, laboratory tests, excerpts of treatises, and depositions<\/span> of witnesses, including parties, and, when a hearing<\/span> is held, oral testimony<\/span> before the panel<\/span>. The parties shall submit to the panel<\/span> members only those portions of deposition<\/span> transcripts<\/span>, medical records, treatises and other documents which are relevant to the claim. However, upon request of the judge<\/span>, a party<\/span> shall produce all or part of any such document submitted. At the discretion of the judge<\/span>, additional depositions<\/span> of parties and witnesses may be taken, or other additional discovery<\/span> may be had, at any time prior to hearing<\/span> by any party<\/span>. The judge<\/span> shall rule on the admissibility of all or any part of a deposition<\/span> offered as evidence<\/span> at the hearing<\/span>. Either party<\/span> may have discovery<\/span> pursuant to procedures set out in Part Four of the Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia prior to appointment of the panel<\/span> or thereafter in the discretion of the judge<\/span>.<\/p>

Process shall be returnable to the office of the clerk where the action<\/span> was filed and shall issue<\/span> under the style of the case as filed. Process for discovery<\/span> shall issue<\/span> upon application to the clerk. Any such discovery<\/span> and any depositions<\/span> taken for purposes of discovery<\/span> or otherwise, under this section, may be used in the action<\/span> filed for any purpose otherwise proper under Part Four of the Rules of Court<\/span>. The judge<\/span> of the panel<\/span> shall advise the panel<\/span> relative to any legal question involved in the review proceeding and shall prepare the opinion<\/span> of the panel<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 8.01-581.7<\/a>. All parties shall have full access to any material<\/span> submitted to the panel<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE TO PANEL; DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY; DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN;\nACCESS TO MATERIAL (\u00a7 8.01-581.4)\n\nThe evidence to be considered by the medical review panel shall be promptly\nsubmitted by the respective parties, upon appointment of the panel, to each\nmember of the panel in written form. Either party, upon request, shall be\ngranted a hearing before the panel. The evidence may consist of medical charts,\nX-rays, laboratory tests, excerpts of treatises, and depositions of witnesses,\nincluding parties, and, when a hearing is held, oral testimony before the panel.\nThe parties shall submit to the panel members only those portions of deposition\ntranscripts, medical records, treatises and other documents which are relevant\nto the claim. However, upon request of the judge, a party shall produce all or\npart of any such document submitted. At the discretion of the judge, additional\ndepositions of parties and witnesses may be taken, or other additional discovery\nmay be had, at any time prior to hearing by any party. The judge shall rule on\nthe admissibility of all or any part of a deposition offered as evidence at the\nhearing. Either party may have discovery pursuant to procedures set out in Part\nFour of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia prior to appointment of the\npanel or thereafter in the discretion of the judge.\n\nProcess shall be returnable to the office of the clerk where the action was\nfiled and shall issue under the style of the case as filed. Process for\ndiscovery shall issue upon application to the clerk. Any such discovery and any\ndepositions taken for purposes of discovery or otherwise, under this section,\nmay be used in the action filed for any purpose otherwise proper under Part Four\nof the Rules of Court. The judge of the panel shall advise the panel relative to\nany legal question involved in the review proceeding and shall prepare the\nopinion of the panel as provided in \u00a7 8.01-581.7. All parties shall have full\naccess to any material submitted to the panel.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-914; 1976, c. 611; 1977, c. 617; 1979, c. 261; 1984, c.\n777; 1986, c. 227; 1993, c. 928.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}