Senate Bill sb1538

    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SB 1538

    By Senator Lee





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  1                 A reviser's bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Florida Statutes;

  3         amending ss. 627.6515 and 766.1015, F.S., to

  4         conform to the directive in s. 1, ch. 93-199,

  5         Laws of Florida, to remove gender-specific

  6         references applicable to human beings from the

  7         Florida Statutes without substantive change in

  8         legal effect.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (9) of section 627.6515, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended to read:

14         627.6515  Out-of-state groups.--

15         (9)  Any insured shall be able to terminate membership

16  or affiliation with the group to whom the master policy is

17  issued. An insured that elects to terminate his or her

18  membership or affiliation with the group shall provide written

19  notice to the insurer. Upon providing the written notice, the

20  member shall be entitled to the rights and options provided by

21  s. 627.6675.

22         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 766.1015, Florida

23  Statutes, is amended to read:

24         766.1015  Civil immunity for members of or consultants

25  to certain boards, committees, or other entities.--

26         (1)  Each member of, or health care professional

27  consultant to, any committee, board, group, commission, or

28  other entity shall be immune from civil liability for any act,

29  decision, omission, or utterance done or made in performance

30  of his or her duties while serving as a member of or

31  consultant to such committee, board, group, commission, or

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    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SB 1538
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 1  other entity established and operated for purposes of quality

 2  improvement review, evaluation, and planning in a

 3  state-licensed health care facility. Such entities must

 4  function primarily to review, evaluate, or make

 5  recommendations relating to:

 6         (a)  The duration of patient stays in health care

 7  facilities;

 8         (b)  The professional services furnished with respect

 9  to the medical, dental, psychological, podiatric,

10  chiropractic, or optometric necessity for such services;

11         (c)  The purpose of promoting the most efficient use of

12  available health care facilities and services;

13         (d)  The adequacy or quality of professional services;

14         (e)  The competency and qualifications for professional

15  staff privileges;

16         (f)  The reasonableness or appropriateness of charges

17  made by or on behalf of health care facilities; or

18         (g)  Patient safety, including entering into contracts

19  with patient safety organizations.

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21         Reviser's note.--Amended pursuant to the

22         directive of the Legislature in s. 1, ch.

23         93-199, Laws of Florida, to remove

24         gender-specific references applicable to human

25         beings from the Florida Statutes without

26         substantive change in legal effect.

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