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CHAMBER ACTION |
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Representative Harrell offered the following: |
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Amendment (with title amendment) |
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Between lines 309 and 310, insert: |
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Section 3. Subsections (22) through (33) of section |
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395.002, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (23) |
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through (34), respectively, and a new subsection (22) is added |
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to said section to read: |
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395.002 Definitions.--As used in this chapter: |
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(22) “Medically unnecessary procedure” means a surgical or |
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other invasive procedure that a reasonable physician, in light |
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of the patient’s history and available diagnostic information, |
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would not deem to be indicated in order to treat, cure, or |
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palliate the patient’s condition or disease.
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================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================= |
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Remove line 6, and insert: |
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covenant not to sue; amending s. 395.002, F.S.; defining |
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medically unnecessary procedure; amending s. 395.0191, F.S.; |
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deleting |