Duties and powers of hearing panel

The hearing panel: (1) Shall engage in a confidential review of the prisoner's medical records; (2) Shall receive a description of the proposed course of treatment for the involuntary feeding or hydration of the prisoner and testimony of the circumstances of the situation from the attending physician; and (3) May ask for testimony or written statement concerning the circumstances of the prisoner's lack of nutrition or hydration. Source: SL 2005, ch 131, § 3.