Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1590
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                Floor: 11/F/2R         .                                
             05/02/2011 03:11 PM       .                                
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       Senator Storms moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 462 - 468
    4  and insert:
    5         (12) In any action for medical negligence brought pursuant
    6  to this chapter, if the court finds by clear and convincing
    7  evidence that a health care provider as defined in s.
    8  766.101(1)(b) has knowingly provided misleading, deceptive, or
    9  fraudulent expert witness testimony in the proceeding, the court
   10  shall certify its findings to the applicable agency by which the
   11  health care provider is licensed for disciplinary action and to
   12  the appropriate state attorney for prosecution pursuant to
   13  chapter 837.
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   15  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   16         And the title is amended as follows:
   17         Delete lines 36 - 39
   18  and insert:
   19         providers based on death or personal injury; requiring
   20         the court in certain proceedings to certify its
   21         findings to certain agencies for disciplinary action
   22         or prosecution if the health care provider knowingly
   23         provided misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent expert
   24         witness testimony; excluding a health care