CS/SB 2128: Regulation of Professions
GENERAL BILL by Health Care ; Myers
Regulation of Professions; conforms provisions to previous administrative reorganization; authorizes Health Dept. & its regulatory boards to refuse to issue initial license under circumstances re ongoing investigations or prosecutions of certain applicants; requires certain applicants for restricted licensure as physician to submit fingerprints; corrects cross-references; revises terminology re podiatry, podiatrists, & chiropractic medicine, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $1,200,000.
Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/22/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-166
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/22/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-166
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
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| 3/3/1998 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/18/1998 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Health Care -SJ 00198 |
| 3/19/1998 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/24/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL --Temporarily postponed |
| 3/26/1998 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/31/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL --Not considered |
| 4/2/1998 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 04/07/98, 2:00 pm, Room-EL |
| 4/7/1998 | Senate |
• Comm. Action:-CS by Health Care -SJ 00425; CS read first time on 04/09/98 -SJ 00429 |
| 4/9/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00425 |
| 4/22/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00813 |
| 4/23/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00813 |
| 4/24/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00868; Read second time -SJ 00911; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00911, -SJ 00927; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00914; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00927 |
| 4/27/1998 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00973; CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 00974 |
| 4/27/1998 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/29/1998 | House |
• Received -HJ 01667; Read second and third times -HJ 01668; CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01668 |
| 4/29/1998 | Senate |
• Ordered enrolled -SJ 01230 |
| 5/6/1998 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 5/22/1998 |
• Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-166 |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location |
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| H 4681 | Regulation of Professions | Health Care Standards & Regulatory Reform | Similar | Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Health Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 2128 (Ch. 98-166), CS/SB 1498 (Ch. 98-202) |
| H 3179 (c1) | Pharmacy Practice | Morroni | Compare | Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Health Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 2128 (Ch. 98-166) |
| H 4119 (e2) | Professional Regulation | Ogles | Compare | Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 4439 (Ch. 98-419), CS/SB 1716 (Ch. 98-151), CS/SB 2128 (Ch. 98-166) |
| S 1286 | Investigations/DBPR & DOH | Silver | Compare | Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Regulated Industries, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 2128 (Ch. 98-166) |
| S 2076 (c1) | Professional Regulation | Clary | Compare | Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01522, -SJ 01808; Died on Special Order Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 2128 (Ch. 98-166) |
Bill Text
| Version | Posted | Format |
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| S 2128 Filed | 3/11/1998 2:21 AM | Web Page | PDF |
| S 2128 c1 | 4/10/1998 2:16 AM | Web Page | PDF |
| S 2128 e1 | 4/25/1998 9:01 AM | Web Page | PDF |
| S 2128 er | 4/30/1998 1:22 AM | Web Page | PDF |
Committee Amendments
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Floor Amendments
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045788 - Amendment |
Rossin |
4/24/1998 1:00 AM |
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304358 - Amendment |
Silver |
4/24/1998 1:00 AM |
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611796 - Amendment |
Rossin |
4/24/1998 1:00 AM |
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354784 - Substitute Amendment (611796) |
Dudley |
4/25/1998 1:00 AM |
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791326 - Amendment |
Gutman |
4/24/1998 1:00 AM |
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970690 - Amendment |
Silver |
4/24/1998 1:00 AM |
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364596 - Amendment |
Hargrett |
4/25/1998 1:00 AM |
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375980 - Amendment |
Diaz-Balart |
4/25/1998 1:00 AM |
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474530 - Amendment |
Dudley |
4/25/1998 1:00 AM |
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023740 - Amendment |
Forman |
5/10/1998 1:00 AM |
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112880 - Amendment |
Myers |
5/10/1998 1:00 AM |
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173612 - Amendment |
Silver |
5/10/1998 1:00 AM |
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264842 - Amendment |
Myers |
5/10/1998 1:00 AM |
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482888 - Amendment |
Klein |
5/12/1998 1:00 AM |
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624158 - Amendment |
Gutman |
5/12/1998 1:00 AM |
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694190 - Amendment |
Gutman |
5/12/1998 1:00 AM |
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102790 - Amendment to Amendment (694190) |
Gutman |
4/24/1998 1:00 AM |
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125676 - Amendment to Amendment (694190) |
Gutman |
8/28/1998 1:00 AM |
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742858 - Amendment |
Forman |
5/12/1998 1:00 AM |
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875516 - Amendment |
Myers |
5/12/1998 1:00 AM |
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975462 - Amendment |
Gutman |
5/12/1998 1:00 AM |
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445746 - Amendment |
Myers |
8/28/1998 1:00 AM |
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| Amendments | Sponsor | Filed | Last Floor Action | Format |
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194383 - Amendment |
Kelly |
4/29/1998 1:00 AM |
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215951 - Amendment |
Kelly |
4/30/1998 1:00 AM |
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Bill Analyses
| Type | Analysis | Author | Posted | Format |
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| Bill Analysis | S 2128 | Health Care (Post-Meeting) | 4/8/1998 12:00 AM |
Vote History - Committee
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| Vote | Date | Chamber | Result |
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| S 2128 c1 | 4/24/1998 3:29 PM | Senate | 14 Yeas - 19 Nays |
| S 2128 c1 | 4/24/1998 4:40 PM | Senate | 22 Yeas - 13 Nays |
| S 2128 e1 | 4/27/1998 4:21 PM | Senate | 34 Yeas - 3 Nays |
| S 2128 e1 | 4/29/1998 4:23 PM | House | 117 Yeas - 0 Nays |
Citations - Statutes (259)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 20.43 | Department of Health. | |
| 39.01 | Definitions. | |
| 120.80 | Exceptions and special requirements; agencies. | |
| 212.08 | Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. | |
| 215.20 | Certain income and certain trust funds to contribute to the General Revenue Fund. | |
| 215.37 | Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the boards to be financed from fees collected; moneys deposited in trust fund; service charge imposed and deposited into the General Revenue Fund; appropriation. | |
| 240.215 | Payment of costs of civil action against employees or members of the Board of Regents. | |
| 310.102 | Treatment programs for impaired pilots and deputy pilots. | |
| 320.0848 | Persons who have disabilities; issuance of disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for certain providers of transportation services to persons who have disabilities. | |
| 322.125 | Medical Advisory Board. | |
| 337.162 | Professional services. | |
| 381.0031 | Report of diseases of public health significance to department. | |
| 381.0039 | Oversight of acquired immune deficiency syndrome education programs. | |
| 381.026 | Florida Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. | |
| 381.0261 | Distribution of summary. | |
| 381.0302 | Florida Health Services Corps. | |
| 382.002 | Definitions. | |
| 383.32 | Clinical records. | |
| 391.208 | Administrative fines; disposition of fees and fines. | |
| 391.217 | Disposition of moneys from fines and fees. | |
| 395.0191 | Staff membership and clinical privileges. | |
| 395.0193 | Licensed facilities; peer review; disciplinary powers; agency or partnership with physicians. | |
| 395.0195 | Access of chiropractors to diagnostic reports. | |
| 395.0197 | Internal risk management program. | |
| 395.1041 | Access to emergency services and care. | |
| 395.301 | Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency. | |
| 395.3025 | Patient and personnel records; copies; examination. | |
| 400.211 | Persons employed as nursing assistants; certification requirement. | |
| 400.491 | Clinical records. | |
| 400.518 | Prohibited referrals to home health agencies. | |
| 400.5575 | Disposition of fees and administrative fines. | |
| 404.22 | Radiation machines and components; inspection. | |
| 408.061 | Data collection; uniform systems of financial reporting; information relating to physician charges; confidentiality of patient records; immunity. | |
| 408.20 | Assessments; Health Care Trust Fund. | |
| 408.704 | Agency duties and responsibilities related to community health purchasing alliances. | |
| 409.2598 | Suspension or denial of new or renewal licenses; registrations; certifications. | |
| 409.906 | Optional Medicaid services. | |
| 409.908 | Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. | |
| 415.1034 | Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of disabled adults or elderly persons; mandatory reports of death. | |
| 415.1055 | Notification to administrative entities, subjects, and reporters; notification to law enforcement and state attorneys. | |
| 415.503 | Definitions of terms used in ss. 415.502-415.514. | |
| 415.504 | Mandatory reports of child abuse or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline. | |
| 415.5055 | Child protection teams; services; eligible cases. | |
| 415.51 | Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect. | |
| 440.106 | Civil remedies; administrative penalties. | |
| 440.13 | Medical services and supplies; penalty for violations; limitations. | |
| 440.134 | Workers' compensation managed care arrangement. | |
| 440.15 | Compensation for disability. | |
| 455.209 | Accountability and liability of board members. | |
| 455.213 | General licensing provisions. | |
| 455.218 | Foreign-trained professionals; special examination and license provisions. | |
| 455.225 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 455.2285 | Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations. | |
| 455.564 | Department; general licensing provisions. | |
| 455.565 | Designated healthcare professionals; information required for licensure. | |
| 455.5651 | Practitioner profile; creation. | |
| 455.574 | Department of Health; examinations. | |
| 455.641 | Unlicensed activities; fees; disposition. | |
| 455.651 | Disclosure of confidential information. | |
| 455.654 | Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services. | |
| 455.661 | Designated health care services; licensure required. | |
| 455.667 | Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished. | |
| 455.684 | Chiropractic and podiatric health care; denial of payment; limitation. | |
| 455.691 | Treatment of Medicare beneficiaries; refusal, emergencies, consulting physicians. | |
| 455.694 | Boards regulating certain health care practitioners. | |
| 455.697 | Health care practitioners; reports on professional liability claims and actions. | |
| 455.698 | Reports of professional liability actions; bankruptcies; Department of Health's responsibility to provide. | |
| 455.717 | Address of record. | |
| 456.31 | Legislative intent. | |
| 456.32 | Definitions. | |
| 457.103 | Board of Acupuncture; membership; appointment and terms. | |
| 458.307 | Board of Medicine. | |
| 458.311 | Licensure by examination; requirements; fees. | |
| 458.3115 | Restricted license; certain foreign-licensed physicians; United States Medical Licensing Examination | |
| 458.3124 | Restricted license; certain experienced foreign-trained physicians. | |
| 458.317 | Limited licenses. | |
| 458.319 | Renewal of license. | |
| 458.320 | Financial responsibility. | |
| 458.331 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department. | |
| 458.337 | Reports of disciplinary actions by medical organizations and hospitals. | |
| 458.343 | Subpoena of certain records. | |
| 458.345 | Registration of resident physicians, interns, and fellows; list of hospital employees; prescribing of medicinal drugs; penalty. | |
| 458.347 | Physician assistants. | |
| 459.002 | Chapter not applicable to practice of medicine, surgery, chiropractic, etc. | |
| 459.004 | Board of Osteopathic Medicine. | |
| 459.008 | Renewal of licenses and certificates. | |
| 459.0085 | Financial responsibility. | |
| 459.015 | Grounds for disciplinary action by the board. | |
| 459.016 | Reports of disciplinary actions by medical organizations. | |
| 459.019 | Subpoena of certain records. | |
| 459.021 | Registration of resident physicians, interns, and fellows; list of hospital employees; penalty. | |
| 459.022 | Physician assistants. | |
| 460.403 | Definitions. | |
| 460.404 | Board of Chiropractic; membership; appointment; terms. | |
| 460.405 | Authority to make rules. | |
| 460.406 | Licensure by examination. | |
| 460.4061 | Restricted license. | |
| 460.407 | Renewal of license. | |
| 460.408 | Continuing chiropractic education. | |
| 460.411 | Violations and penalties. | |
| 460.412 | Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic. | |
| 460.413 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. | |
| 460.4166 | Registered chiropractic assistants. | |
| 461.001 | Legislative findings; intent; scope. | |
| 461.002 | Exceptions. | |
| 461.003 | Definitions. | |
| 461.004 | Board of Podiatric Medicine; membership; appointment; terms. | |
| 461.006 | Licensure by examination. | |
| 461.007 | Renewal of license. | |
| 461.009 | Itemized patient billing. | |
| 461.012 | Violations and penalties. | |
| 461.013 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board; investigations by department. | |
| 461.0134 | Prescription or administration of dimethyl sulfoxide | |
| 461.014 | Residency. | |
| 461.015 | Saving clauses. | |
| 461.018 | Limited scope of practice; area of need. | |
| 462.01 | Definitions. | |
| 463.002 | Definitions. | |
| 463.003 | Board of Optometry. | |
| 463.016 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. | |
| 464.003 | Definitions. | |
| 464.004 | Board of Nursing; membership; appointment; terms. | |
| 465.004 | Board of Pharmacy. | |
| 465.006 | Disposition of fees; expenditures. | |
| 465.019 | Institutional pharmacies; permits. | |
| 466.004 | Board of Dentistry. | |
| 466.007 | Examination of dental hygienists. | |
| 466.018 | Dentist of record; patient records. | |
| 466.022 | Peer review; records; immunity. | |
| 466.028 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. | |
| 467.003 | Definitions. | |
| 468.1135 | Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. | |
| 468.1145 | Fees; establishment; disposition. | |
| 468.1185 | Licensure. | |
| 468.1295 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 468.1665 | Board of Nursing Home Administrators; membership; appointment; terms. | |
| 468.1755 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 468.1756 | Statute of limitations. | |
| 468.205 | Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. | |
| 468.219 | Renewal of license; continuing education. | |
| 468.301 | Definitions. | |
| 468.302 | Use of radiation; identification of certified persons; limitations; exceptions. | |
| 468.304 | Certification examination; admission. | |
| 468.307 | Certificate; issuance; possession; display. | |
| 468.314 | Advisory Council on Radiation Protection; appointment; terms; powers; duties. | |
| 468.364 | Fees; establishment; disposition. | |
| 468.365 | Disciplinary grounds and actions. | |
| 468.402 | Duties of the department; authority to issue and revoke license; adoption of rules. | |
| 468.4315 | Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers. | |
| 468.453 | Licensure required; qualifications; examination; bond. | |
| 468.456 | Prohibited acts. | |
| 468.4571 | Saving clauses. | |
| 468.506 | Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Council. | |
| 468.507 | Authority to adopt rules. | |
| 468.513 | Dietitian | |
| 468.518 | Grounds for disciplinary action. | |
| 468.523 | Applicability of s. 20.165 and ch. 455. | |
| 468.526 | License required; fees. | |
| 468.532 | Discipline. | |
| 468.535 | Investigations; audits; review. | |
| 468.701 | Definitions. | |
| 468.703 | Council of Athletic Training. | |
| 468.705 | Rulemaking authority. | |
| 468.707 | Licensure by examination; requirements. | |
| 468.711 | Renewal of license; continuing education. | |
| 468.719 | Disciplinary actions. | |
| 468.801 | Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists; appointment; membership; terms; headquarters. | |
| 468.811 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 469.009 | License revocation, suspension, and denial of issuance or renewal. | |
| 470.003 | Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers; membership; appointment; terms. | |
| 470.036 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 471.008 | Rules of the board. | |
| 471.015 | Licensure. | |
| 471.033 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 471.038 | Florida Engineers Management Corporation. | |
| 472.015 | Licensure. | |
| 473.3035 | Division of Certified Public Accounting. | |
| 473.308 | Licensure. | |
| 473.311 | Renewal of license. | |
| 473.323 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 474.204 | Board of Veterinary Medicine. | |
| 474.214 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 474.2145 | Subpoena of certain records. | |
| 475.021 | Division of Real Estate. | |
| 475.181 | Licensure. | |
| 475.25 | Discipline. | |
| 475.624 | Discipline. | |
| 476.044 | Exemptions. | |
| 476.204 | Penalties. | |
| 477.0135 | Exemptions. | |
| 477.029 | Penalty. | |
| 480.044 | Fees; disposition. | |
| 481.2055 | Authority to make rules. | |
| 481.213 | Licensure. | |
| 481.225 | Disciplinary proceedings against registered architects. | |
| 481.2251 | Disciplinary proceedings against registered interior designers. | |
| 481.306 | Authority to make rules. | |
| 481.311 | Licensure. | |
| 481.325 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 483.805 | Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel. | |
| 483.807 | Fees; establishment; disposition. | |
| 483.901 | Medical physicists; definitions; licensure. | |
| 484.002 | Definitions. | |
| 484.003 | Board of Opticianry; membership; appointment; terms. | |
| 484.014 | Disciplinary actions. | |
| 484.042 | Board of Hearing Aid Specialists; membership, appointment, terms. | |
| 484.056 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 486.021 | Definitions. | |
| 486.023 | Board of Physical Therapy Practice. | |
| 486.115 | Disposition of fees. | |
| 486.161 | Exemptions. | |
| 486.172 | Application of s. 455.11. | |
| 489.129 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 489.533 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 490.004 | Board of Psychology. | |
| 490.005 | Licensure by examination. | |
| 490.00515 | Exemptions from public records and meetings requirements. | |
| 490.009 | Discipline. | |
| 490.015 | Duties of the department. | |
| 491.004 | Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. | |
| 491.0047 | Exemptions from public records and meetings requirements. | |
| 491.009 | Discipline. | |
| 491.015 | Duties of the department as to certified master social workers. | |
| 492.103 | Board of Professional Geologists. | |
| 492.113 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 621.03 | Definitions. | |
| 627.351 | Insurance risk apportionment plans. | |
| 627.357 | Medical malpractice self-insurance. | |
| 627.419 | Construction of policies. | |
| 627.6407 | Massage. | |
| 627.6482 | Definitions. | |
| 627.6619 | Massage. | |
| 627.668 | Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception. | |
| 627.912 | Professional liability claims and actions; reports by insurers. | |
| 636.039 | Examination by the department. | |
| 641.27 | Examination by the department. | |
| 641.316 | Fiscal intermediary services. | |
| 641.425 | Construction of contracts. | |
| 641.55 | Internal risk management program. | |
| 641.60 | Statewide Managed Care Ombudsman Committee. | |
| 725.01 | Promise to pay another's debt, etc. | |
| 766.101 | Medical review committee, immunity from liability. | |
| 766.102 | Medical negligence; standards of recovery. | |
| 766.103 | Florida Medical Consent Law. | |
| 766.105 | Florida Patient's Compensation Fund. | |
| 766.106 | Notice before filing action for medical malpractice; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review. | |
| 766.110 | Liability of health care facilities. | |
| 766.1115 | Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors. | |
| 766.204 | Availability of medical records for presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses; penalty. | |
| 766.305 | Filing of claims and responses; medical disciplinary review. | |
| 766.308 | Medical advisory panel review and recommendations; procedure. | |
| 766.314 | Assessments; plan of operation. | |
| 817.234 | False and fraudulent insurance claims. | |
| 817.505 | Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties. | |
| 865.09 | Fictitious name registration. | |
| 893.02 | Definitions. | |
| 937.031 | Dental records of missing persons; access and use. | |
| 945.047 | Licensing requirements for physicians, osteopathic physicians, and chiropractors employed by the department. | |
| 984.03 | Definitions. |
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