SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 564, SB 2120 & SB 2620, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 442060
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11  Senator Siplin moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 35, line 1,
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17         Section 18.  The Legislature finds that there is a need
18  for experienced and qualified attorneys to represent claimants
19  in medical malpractice cases.  Therefore, the Legislature
20  recommends to the Florida Supreme Court that it limit
21  attorneys desiring to represent claimants in medical
22  malpractice litigation to those attorneys who are
23  board-certified in either civil trial practice or health law.
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27  And the title is amended as follows:
28         On page 3, line 2, after the semicolon
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31         recommending to the Florida Supreme Court to
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    12:14 PM   04/24/03                             s0564c3c-1929i

SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 564, SB 2120 & SB 2620, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 442060 1 limit representation of medical malpractice 2 claimants to attorneys who are board-certified 3 in civil trial practice and health law;. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 12:14 PM 04/24/03 s0564c3c-1929i