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Chapter 766

Fla. Stat. ch. 766

Medical Malpractice and Related Matters

766.101Medical review committee, immunity from liability 766.1015Civil immunity for members of or consultants to certain boards, committees, or other entities 766.1016Patient safety data privilege 766.102Medical negligence; standards of recovery; expert witness 766.104Pleading in medical negligence cases; claim for punitive damages; authorization for release of records for investigation 766.105Florida Patient's Compensation Fund 766.106Notice before filing action for medical negligence; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review 766.107Court-ordered arbitration 766.108Mandatory mediation and mandatory settlement conference in medical negligence actions 766.110Liability of health care facilities 766.1115Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors 766.112Comparative fault 766.113Settlement agreements; prohibition on restricting disclosure to Division of Medical Quality Assurance 766.118Determination of noneconomic damages 766.1185Bad faith actions 766.201Legislative findings and intent 766.202Definitions; ss. 766.201-766.212 766.2021Limitation on damages against insurers, prepaid limited health service organizations, health maintenance organizations, or prepaid health clinics 766.203Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by prospective parties 766.206Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by court 766.207Voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims 766.208Arbitration to allocate responsibility among multiple defendants 766.209Effects of failure to offer or accept voluntary binding arbitration 766.211Payment of arbitration award; interest 766.212Appeal of arbitration awards and allocations of financial responsibility 766.301Legislative findings and intent 766.302Definitions; ss. 766.301-766.316 766.303Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan; exclusiveness of remedy 766.304Administrative law judge to determine claims 766.305Filing of claims and responses; medical disciplinary review 766.307Hearing; parties; discovery 766.309Determination of claims; presumption; findings of administrative law judge binding on participants 766.31Administrative law judge awards for birth-related neurological injuries; notice of award 766.314Assessments; plan of operation 766.315Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association; board of directors 766.316Notice to obstetrical patients of participation in the plan 766.103Florida Medical Consent Law 766.111Engaging in unnecessary diagnostic testing; penalties 766.204Availability of medical records for presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses; penalty 766.205Presuit discovery of medical negligence claims and defenses 766.21Misarbitration 766.306Tolling of statute of limitations 766.308Medical advisory panel review and recommendations; procedure 766.311Conclusiveness of determination or award; appeal 766.312Enforcement of awards 766.313Limitation on claim