(1) The division shall: (a) compile a written report summarizing the division's administration of panel reviews, including at least the information described in Subsection (2); (b) in compiling the written report under Subsection (1)(a), review information obtained from the court's Xchange database, made available to the division without cost by the Administrative Office of the Courts; and (c) provide the written report under Subsection (1)(a) to the Judiciary Interim Committee no later than November 1 of each year. (2) The report under Subsection (1) shall detail, for the period beginning on the day after the day through which the last report covered, and ending on the day through which data is available: (a) the number of panel reviews the division convened, by respective license class; (b) the number of cases for which a claimant filed a complaint in court; (c) the number of cases in which a provider and claimant agreed to forgo a panel review; (d) the number of cases in which a provider and claimant agreed to use a panel review as binding arbitration; (e) for each panel review the division convened, the prelitigation review panel's determinations regarding merit under Subsection 78B-3-418(2)(a); (f) the number of cases that were settled after a panel review and: (i) before a complaint alleging a malpractice action against a health care provider in court is filed; and (ii) after a complaint alleging a malpractice action against a health care provider in court is filed; and (g) for cases alleging a malpractice action against a health care provider that were resolved, including by adjudication or stipulated settlement: (i) the amount of damages sought as compared to the amount of damages awarded or otherwise obtained, if known, including by the following categories: (A) noneconomic; (B) economic; and (C) punitive; and (ii) the number of cases that were dismissed with prejudice and without an award of damages or any other economic relief to the claimant.
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