eLaws of Florida

 

CHAPTER 766. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND RELATED MATTERS  


SECTION 766.101. Medical review committee, immunity from liability.
SECTION 766.1015. Civil immunity for members of or consultants to certain boards, committees, or other entities.
SECTION 766.1016. Patient safety data privilege.
SECTION 766.102. Medical negligence; standards of recovery; expert witness.
SECTION 766.103. Florida Medical Consent Law.
SECTION 766.104. Medical negligence cases; reasonable investigation required before filing.
SECTION 766.105. Florida Patient’s Compensation Fund.
SECTION 766.106. Notice before filing action for medical negligence; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review.
SECTION 766.1065. Authorization for release of protected health information.
SECTION 766.108. Mandatory mediation and mandatory settlement conference in medical negligence actions.
SECTION 766.110. Liability of health care facilities.
SECTION 766.111. Engaging in unnecessary diagnostic testing; penalties.
SECTION 766.1115. Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.
SECTION 766.1116. Health care practitioner; waiver of license renewal fees and continuing education requirements.
SECTION 766.112. Comparative fault.
SECTION 766.113. Settlement agreements; prohibition on restricting disclosure to Division of Medical Quality Assurance.
SECTION 766.118. Determination of noneconomic damages.
SECTION 766.1185. Bad faith actions.
SECTION 766.201. Legislative findings and intent.
SECTION 766.202. Definitions; ss. 766.201-766.212.
SECTION 766.2021. Limitation on damages against insurers, prepaid limited health service organizations, health maintenance organizations, or prepaid health clinics.
SECTION 766.203. Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by prospective parties.
SECTION 766.204. Availability of medical records for presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses; penalty.
SECTION 766.205. Presuit discovery of medical negligence claims and defenses.
SECTION 766.206. Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by court.
SECTION 766.207. Voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims.
SECTION 766.208. Arbitration to allocate responsibility among multiple defendants.
SECTION 766.209. Effects of failure to offer or accept voluntary binding arbitration.
SECTION 766.21. Misarbitration.
SECTION 766.211. Payment of arbitration award; interest.
SECTION 766.212. Appeal of arbitration awards and allocations of financial responsibility.
SECTION 766.301. Legislative findings and intent.
SECTION 766.302. Definitions; ss. 766.301-766.316.
SECTION 766.303. Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan; exclusiveness of remedy.
SECTION 766.304. Administrative law judge to determine claims.
SECTION 766.305. Filing of claims and responses; medical disciplinary review.
SECTION 766.306. Tolling of statute of limitations.
SECTION 766.307. Hearing; parties; discovery.
SECTION 766.309. Determination of claims; presumption; findings of administrative law judge binding on participants.
SECTION 766.31. Administrative law judge awards for birth-related neurological injuries; notice of award.
SECTION 766.311. Conclusiveness of determination or award; appeal.
SECTION 766.312. Enforcement of awards.
SECTION 766.313. Limitation on claim.
SECTION 766.314. Assessments; plan of operation.
SECTION 766.315. Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association; board of directors.
SECTION 766.316. Notice to obstetrical patients of participation in the plan.