Barclay v. Jones

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

The pivotal question in this appeal is whether submission of a medical malpractice action to a medical liability review panel is mandatory under the provisions of A.R.S. Sec. 12-561 et seq., concerning actions relating to health care. If under the circumstances presented here, the question is answered in the affirmative, we need not consider the other questions raised by appellant.

On April 22, 1977, a complaint was filed in superior court by plaintiff Barclay against defendant Jones, a chiropractor. She alleged that Jones was a licensed health care provider within…