Florida Chapter 766 — Medical Malpractice and Related Matters

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Fla. Stat. § 766.21— Misarbitration
Fla. Stat. § 766.31— Administrative law judge awards for birth-related neurological injuries; notice of award
Fla. Stat. § 766.101— Medical review committee, immunity from liability
Fla. Stat. § 766.102— Medical negligence; standards of recovery; expert witness
Fla. Stat. § 766.103— Florida Medical Consent Law
Fla. Stat. § 766.104— Medical negligence cases; reasonable investigation required before filing
Fla. Stat. § 766.106— Notice before filing action for medical negligence; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review
Fla. Stat. § 766.108— Mandatory mediation and mandatory settlement conference in medical negligence actions
Fla. Stat. § 766.110— Liability of health care facilities
Fla. Stat. § 766.111— Engaging in unnecessary diagnostic testing; penalties
Fla. Stat. § 766.112— Comparative fault
Fla. Stat. § 766.113— Settlement agreements; prohibition on restricting disclosure to Division of Medical Quality Assurance
Fla. Stat. § 766.118— Determination of noneconomic damages
Fla. Stat. § 766.201— Legislative findings and intent
Fla. Stat. § 766.202— Definitions; ss. 766.201-766.212
Fla. Stat. § 766.203— Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by prospective parties
Fla. Stat. § 766.204— Availability of medical records for presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses; penalty
Fla. Stat. § 766.205— Presuit discovery of medical negligence claims and defenses
Fla. Stat. § 766.206— Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by court
Fla. Stat. § 766.207— Voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims
Fla. Stat. § 766.208— Arbitration to allocate responsibility among multiple defendants
Fla. Stat. § 766.209— Effects of failure to offer or accept voluntary binding arbitration
Fla. Stat. § 766.211— Payment of arbitration award; interest
Fla. Stat. § 766.212— Appeal of arbitration awards and allocations of financial responsibility
Fla. Stat. § 766.301— Legislative findings and intent
Fla. Stat. § 766.302— Definitions; ss. 766.301-766.316
Fla. Stat. § 766.303— Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan; exclusiveness of remedy
Fla. Stat. § 766.304— Administrative law judge to determine claims
Fla. Stat. § 766.305— Filing of claims and responses; medical disciplinary review
Fla. Stat. § 766.306— Tolling of statute of limitations
Fla. Stat. § 766.307— Hearing; parties; discovery
Fla. Stat. § 766.309— Determination of claims; presumption; findings of administrative law judge binding on participants
Fla. Stat. § 766.311— Conclusiveness of determination or award; appeal
Fla. Stat. § 766.312— Enforcement of awards
Fla. Stat. § 766.313— Limitation on claim
Fla. Stat. § 766.314— Assessments; plan of operation
Fla. Stat. § 766.315— Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association; board of directors; notice of meetings; report
Fla. Stat. § 766.316— Notice to obstetrical patients of participation in the plan
Fla. Stat. § 766.318— Civil liability for provision of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures to minors
Fla. Stat. § 766.1015— Civil immunity for members of or consultants to certain boards, committees, or other entities
Fla. Stat. § 766.1016— Patient safety data privilege
Fla. Stat. § 766.1065— Authorization for release of protected health information
Fla. Stat. § 766.1115— Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors
Fla. Stat. § 766.1116— Health care practitioner; waiver of license renewal fees and continuing education requirements
Fla. Stat. § 766.1185— Bad faith actions
Fla. Stat. § 766.2021— Limitation on damages against insurers, prepaid limited health service organizations, health maintenance organizations, or prepaid health clinics
Fla. Stat. § 766.3145— Code of ethics