| 1 | Representative Seiler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 828 and 829, insert: |
| 5 | Section 15. Subsection (7) of section 400.023, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 400.023 Civil enforcement.-- |
| 8 | (7) An action under this part for a violation of rights or |
| 9 | negligence recognized herein is not a claim for medical |
| 10 | malpractice, and the provisions of s. 768.21(8) do not apply to |
| 11 | a claim alleging death of the resident. |
| 12 | Section 16. Section 400.0235, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 13 | to read: |
| 14 | 400.0235 Certain provisions not applicable to actions |
| 15 | under this part.--An action under this part for a violation of |
| 16 | rights or negligence recognized under this part is not a claim |
| 17 | for medical malpractice, and the provisions of s. 768.21(8) do |
| 18 | not apply to a claim alleging death of the resident. |
| 19 | Section 17. Section 400.4295, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 20 | to read: |
| 21 | 400.4295 Certain provisions not applicable to actions |
| 22 | under this part.--An action under this part for a violation of |
| 23 | rights or negligence recognized herein is not a claim for |
| 24 | medical malpractice, and the provisions of s. 768.21(8) do not |
| 25 | apply to a claim alleging death of the resident. |
| 26 | Section 18. Subsection (8) of section 768.21, Florida |
| 27 | Statutes, is repealed. |
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| 30 | Remove line(s) 80, and insert: |
| 31 | amending ss. 400.023, 400.0235, and 400.4295, F.S., to conform; |
| 32 | repealing s. 768.21(8), F.S., relating to limitations on damages |
| 33 | recoverable by adult children or parents of an adult child for |
| 34 | wrongful death; providing an effective date. |