SB 1782: Medical Negligence
GENERAL BILL by Campbell
Medical Negligence; provides for mandatory mediation; deletes authority for arbitration; provides for notice to licensees of Health Dept. & AHCA; provides for liability of health care facilities; provides restriction on who may give medical expert opinion; provides that all participants in presuit investigation are civilly liable for acts of intentional misrepresentation, etc. Amends Ch. 766.
Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/4/2001 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/6/2001 Senate • Filed
3/16/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00171
5/4/2001 Senate • Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
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SB 1782, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/10/2001 at 1:17 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 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. 766.201 Legislative findings and intent. 766.202 Definitions; ss. 766.201-766.212. 766.203 Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by prospective parties. 766.204 Availability of medical records for presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses; penalty. 766.205 Presuit discovery of medical negligence claims and defenses. 766.206 Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by court. 766.207 Voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims. 766.208 Arbitration to allocate responsibility among multiple defendants. 766.209 Effects of failure to offer or accept voluntary binding arbitration. 766.21 Misarbitration. 766.211 Payment of arbitration award; interest. 766.212 Appeal of arbitration awards and allocations of financial responsibility.