Rule 66: Independent Medical Examiners — Removal

Sections 48-120, 48-134.01, R.R.S. 2021.

Effective date: July 1, 1997.

Rule 66(A)

A. Removal of physicians from the list of qualified independent medical examiners shall be by request of the physician or by a majority vote of the judges of the court.

Rule 66(B)

B. Grounds for removal include, but are not limited to:

1. a material misrepresentation on the application for appointment to the list; or

2. refusal or substantial failure to comply with the provisions of Rule 62 through Rule 66 or section 48-134.01.

Rule 66(C)

C. In arriving at a determination as to whether to remove a physician from the list, the court may consider the character of the alleged violation and all of the attendant circumstances, and may confer with public or private medical consultants.