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Try CasePortal for Free[Consolidated.] J. Genovese finds that the trial court properly declared that the gross negligence standard of the statute should not be applied by a medical review panel when the medical treatment occurred during a declared state of public health emergency. Under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, a medical review panel applies its medical knowledge to determine whether a health care provider upheld the medical standard. The standard of care applied by a medical review panel when giving their expert opinion is limited to their expertise relative to a medical standard of care, not a legal one. Since the medical review process is not a civil proceeding, the Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act has no application in the medical review panel process. Affirmed.