[§671-15.5]  Expungement of records;
malpractice insurance rates.  (a)  Upon a decision by the medical claim
conciliation panel finding for the health care provider pursuant to section
671-15(a), the health care provider may apply to the panel for expungement of
all records of the related proceedings.  The panel shall expunge all records if
a majority of the panel finds that the complaint is fraudulent or frivolous.



(b)  No insurer providing professional
liability insurance for a health care provider shall increase any premium rate
for the health care provider on the basis of the filing of a medical tort claim
against the health care provider that is determined by the medical claim
conciliation panel to be fraudulent or frivolous. [L 1993, c 62, §1]