§ 804
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(a)Any agency to whom reports are to be sent under Section 801, 801.1, 802, or 803, may develop a prescribed form for the making of the reports, usage of which it may, but need not, by regulation, require in all cases.
(b)A report required to be made by Sections 801, 801.1, or 802 shall be deemed complete only if it includes the following information:
(1)the name and last known business and residential addresses of every plaintiff or claimant involved in the matter, whether or not each plaintiff or claimant recovered anything;
(2)the name and last known business and residential addresses of every physician or provider of health care services who was claimed or alleged to have acted improperly, whether or not that person was a named defendant and whether or not any recovery or judgment was had against that person;
(3)the name, address, and principal place of business of every insurer providing professional liability insurance as to any person named in (2), and the insured’s policy number;
(4)the name of the court in which the action or any part of the action was filed along with the date of filing and docket number of each action;
(5)a brief description or summary of the facts upon which each claim, charge or judgment rested including the date of occurrence;
(6)the names and last known business and residential addresses of every person who acted as counsel for any party in the litigation or negotiations, along with an identification of the party whom said person represented;
(7)the date and amount of final judgment or settlement; and
(8)any other information the agency to whom the reports are to be sent may, by regulation, require.
(c)Every person named in the report, who is notified by the board within 60 days of the filing of the report, shall maintain for the period of three years from the filing of the report any records he or she has as to the matter in question and shall make those available upon request to the agency with which the report was filed.