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655.005 – Health care provider employees.

655.005 Health care provider employees. (1) Any person listed in s. 655.007 having a claim or a derivative claim against a health care provider or an employee of the health care provider, for damages for bodily injury or death due to acts or omissions of the employee of the health care provider acting within the […]

655.006 – Remedy.

655.006 Remedy. (1) (a) On and after July 24, 1975, every patient, every patient’s representative and every health care provider shall be conclusively presumed to have accepted to be bound by this chapter. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, this subsection also applies to minors. (2) This chapter does not apply to […]

655.001 – Definitions.

655.001 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Board of governors” means the board created under s. 619.04 (3). (2) “Claimant” means the person filing a request for mediation under s. 655.44 or 655.445. (4) “Department” means the department of health services. (6) “Fiscal year” means the period beginning on July 1 and ending on the following […]

655.002 – Applicability.

655.002 Applicability. (1) Mandatory participation. Except as provided in s. 655.003, this chapter applies to all of the following: (a) A physician or a nurse anesthetist for whom this state is a principal place of practice and who practices his or her profession in this state more than 240 hours in a fiscal year. (b) […]