766.314 – Assessments; Plan of Operation.
766.314 Assessments; plan of operation.— (1) The assessments established pursuant to this section shall be used to finance the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan. (2) The assessments and appropriations dedicated to the plan shall be administered by the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association established in s. 766.315, in accordance with the following requirements: (a) On or before […]
766.3145 – Code of Ethics.
766.3145 Code of ethics.— (1) On or before July 1 of each year, employees of the association must sign and submit a statement attesting that they do not have a conflict of interest as defined in part III of chapter 112. As a condition of employment, all prospective employees must sign and submit to the association a […]
766.315 – Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association; Board of Directors; Notice of Meetings; Report.
766.315 Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association; board of directors; notice of meetings; report.— (1)(a) The Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan shall be governed by a board of seven directors which shall be known as the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association. The association is not a state agency, board, or commission. Notwithstanding the provision of […]
766.316 – Notice to Obstetrical Patients of Participation in the Plan.
766.316 Notice to obstetrical patients of participation in the plan.—Each hospital with a participating physician on its staff and each participating physician, other than residents, assistant residents, and interns deemed to be participating physicians under s. 766.314(4)(c), under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan shall provide notice to the obstetrical patients as to the limited […]
766.207 – Voluntary Binding Arbitration of Medical Negligence Claims.
766.207 Voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims.— (1) Voluntary binding arbitration pursuant to this section and ss. 766.208-766.212 shall not apply to rights of action involving the state or its agencies or subdivisions, or the officers, employees, or agents thereof, pursuant to s. 768.28. (2) Upon the completion of presuit investigation with preliminary reasonable grounds for a […]
766.312 – Enforcement of Awards.
766.312 Enforcement of awards.— (1) The administrative law judge shall have full authority to enforce her or his awards and to protect herself or himself from any deception or lack of cooperation in reaching her or his determination as to any award. Such authority shall include the power to petition the circuit court for an order of […]
766.208 – Arbitration to Allocate Responsibility Among Multiple Defendants.
766.208 Arbitration to allocate responsibility among multiple defendants.— (1) The provisions of this section shall apply when more than one defendant has participated in voluntary binding arbitration pursuant to s. 766.207. (2) Within 20 days after the determination of damages by the arbitration panel in the first arbitration proceeding, those defendants who have agreed to voluntary binding arbitration […]
766.313 – Limitation on Claim.
766.313 Limitation on claim.—Any claim for compensation under ss. 766.301-766.316 that is filed more than 5 years after the birth of an infant alleged to have a birth-related neurological injury shall be barred. History.—s. 72, ch. 88-1; s. 38, ch. 88-277; s. 1, ch. 93-251.
766.209 – Effects of Failure to Offer or Accept Voluntary Binding Arbitration.
766.209 Effects of failure to offer or accept voluntary binding arbitration.— (1) A proceeding for voluntary binding arbitration is an alternative to jury trial and shall not supersede the right of any party to a jury trial. (2) If neither party requests or agrees to voluntary binding arbitration, the claim shall proceed to trial or to any available […]
766.21 – Misarbitration.
766.21 Misarbitration.— (1) At any time during the course of voluntary binding arbitration of a medical negligence claim pursuant to s. 766.207, the administrative law judge serving as chief arbitrator on the arbitration panel, if he or she determines that agreement cannot be reached, shall be authorized to dissolve the arbitration panel and request the director of […]