765.404 – Persistent vegetative state.
765.404 Persistent vegetative state.—For persons in a persistent vegetative state, as determined by the person’s primary physician in accordance with currently accepted medical standards, who have no advance directive and for whom there is no evidence indicating what the person would have wanted under such conditions, and for whom, after a reasonably diligent inquiry, no family […]
765.510 – Legislative declaration.
765.510 Legislative declaration.—Because of the rapid medical progress in the fields of tissue and organ preservation, transplantation of tissue, and tissue culture, and because it is in the public interest to aid the medical developments in these fields, the Legislature in enacting this part intends to encourage and aid the development of reconstructive medicine and surgery […]
765.511 – Definitions.
765.511 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: (1) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration. (2) “Anatomical gift” or “gift” means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor’s death and to be used for transplantation, therapy, research, or education. (3) “Bank” or “storage facility” means a facility licensed, […]
765.203 – Suggested form of designation.
765.203 Suggested form of designation.—A written designation of a health care surrogate executed pursuant to this chapter may, but need not be, in the following form: DESIGNATION OF HEALTH CARE SURROGATE I, (name) , designate as my health care surrogate under s. 765.202, Florida Statutes: Name: (name of health care surrogate) Address: (address) Phone: (telephone) If my […]
765.512 – Persons who may make an anatomical gift.
765.512 Persons who may make an anatomical gift.— (1) Any person who may make a will may make an anatomical gift of his or her body. (a) If the decedent makes an anatomical gift by one of the methods listed in s. 765.514(1), and in the absence of actual notice of contrary indications by the decedent, the document […]
765.2035 – Designation of a health care surrogate for a minor.
765.2035 Designation of a health care surrogate for a minor.— (1) A natural guardian as defined in s. 744.301(1), legal custodian, or legal guardian of the person of a minor may designate a competent adult to serve as a surrogate to make health care decisions for the minor. Such designation shall be made by a written document […]
765.513 – Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.
765.513 Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.— (1) The following persons or entities may become donees of anatomical gifts of bodies or parts of them for the purposes stated: (a) Any procurement organization or accredited medical or dental school, college, or university for education, research, therapy, or transplantation. (b) Any individual specified by name for therapy […]
765.104 – Amendment or revocation.
765.104 Amendment or revocation.— (1) An advance directive may be amended or revoked at any time by a competent principal: (a) By means of a signed, dated writing; (b) By means of the physical cancellation or destruction of the advance directive by the principal or by another in the principal’s presence and at the principal’s direction; (c) By means of […]
765.105 – Review of surrogate or proxy’s decision.
765.105 Review of surrogate or proxy’s decision.— (1) The patient’s family, the health care facility, or the primary physician, or any other interested person who may reasonably be expected to be directly affected by the surrogate or proxy’s decision concerning any health care decision may seek expedited judicial intervention pursuant to rule 5.900 of the Florida Probate […]
765.106 – Preservation of existing rights.
765.106 Preservation of existing rights.—The provisions of this chapter are cumulative to the existing law regarding an individual’s right to consent, or refuse to consent, to medical treatment and do not impair any existing rights or responsibilities which a health care provider, a patient, including a minor, competent or incompetent person, or a patient’s family may […]