52:4B-14. Reports of treatment or examination of injured person or decedent
Prior to a hearing on any application pursuant to this act, the applicant or his attorney shall submit reports from all physicians or surgeons or duly accredited religious practitioners who have treated or examined the injured party or the decedent. If in the opinion of the board an examination of the injured person and a report thereon or a report on the cause of death by an impartial medical expert would be of material aid to the just determination of the action, the board may order such an examination, where appropriate, and report by an expert or experts chosen from the panel of impartial medical experts.