CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (2011) -  Medical Malpractice

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee and Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee and Civil Justice Subcommittee and Horner and Campbell (CO-SPONSORS) Brodeur; Broxson; Caldwell; Coley; Costello; Eisnaugle; Fresen; Frishe; Gaetz; Hager; Harrell; Kreegel; Metz; Nuñez; Passidomo; Patronis; Porth; Renuart; Van Zant
Medical Malpractice: Requires DOH to issue expert witness certificates to certain physicians & dentists licensed outside of state; provides application & certification requirements & exemptions for physicians & dentists issued certifications from certain licensure & fee requirements; provides additional grounds for disciplinary actions; requires Board of Medicine & Board of Osteopathic Medicine to adopt certain patient forms specifying cataract surgery risks; provides for execution & admissibility of patient forms in civil & administrative proceedings; creates rebuttable presumption of disclosure; deletes requirement that medical malpractice insurance contracts contain certain information; provides that certain insurance information is not admissible as evidence in certain actions; requires that certain expert witnesses meet certain licensure or certification requirements; excludes health care provider's failure to comply with or breach of federal requirements from evidence in certain cases; requires claimant for medical malpractice to execute authorization form; allows prospective medical malpractice defendant to interview claimant's treating health care provider without presence of claimant or claimant's legal representative; requires 10 days' notice before such interviews; authorizes defendant to take unsworn statements of claimant's health care provider; requires that presuit notice for medical negligence claims be accompanied by authorization for release of protected health information; authorizes health care facility to use scientific diagnostic disease methodologies that use information regarding specific diseases in health care facilities & that are adopted by facility's medical review committee; requires dismissal of claim if such authorization is not completed in good faith; provides immunity for volunteer team physicians.
Effective Date: October 1, 2011, and applies to causes of action accruing on or after that date.
Last Event: 06/28/11 Chapter No. 2011-233 on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:00 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 2:20 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1590 Subject: Medical Malpractice Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 1892 Subject: Health Care Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/SB 1972 Subject: Health and Human Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 2
  • Engrossed 1
    • A 963146 , Garcia Date Filed: 05/02/11, Line#: 385 Senate: Withdrawn 5/3/2011 10:45:00 AM
    • A 855110 , Hays Date Filed: 05/03/11, Line#: 385 Senate: Adopted 05/03/2011 10:45 AM
    • House: Concur 05/04/2011 07:03 PM
    • A 868029 , Grant, J. Date Filed: 05/02/11, Line#: 470 House: Withdrawn 05/02/2011 02:05 PM
    • A 593896 , Hays Date Filed: 05/03/11, Line#: 553 Senate: Adopted 05/03/2011 10:45 AM
    • House: Concur 05/04/2011 07:03 PM
    • A 934938 , Flores Date Filed: 05/03/11, Line#: 553 Senate: Withdrawn 5/3/2011 10:45:21 AM
    • A 512636 , Hays Date Filed: 05/03/11, Line#: 699 Senate: Adopted 05/03/2011 10:45 AM
    • House: Concur 05/04/2011 07:03 PM
    • A 853667 , Soto Date Filed: 04/29/11, Line#: 718 House: Failed 05/02/2011 02:07 PM
    • A 462134 , Hays Date Filed: 05/03/11, Line#: 718 Senate: Adopted 05/03/2011 10:45 AM
    • House: Concur 05/04/2011 07:04 PM
    • A 681822 , Diaz de la Portilla Date Filed: 05/02/11, Line#: 744 Senate: Withdrawn 5/3/2011 10:45:05 AM
    • A 911838 , Hays Date Filed: 05/03/11, Line#: 761 Senate: Adopted 05/03/2011 10:45 AM
    • House: Concur 05/04/2011 07:04 PM
  • Committee Substitute 4
    • A 506531 , Horner Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 81 House: Adopted 04/29/2011 02:20 PM
    • A 239945 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 98 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 02:21 PM
    • A 662323 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 144 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 02:21 PM
    • A 041779 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 293 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 02:21 PM
    • A 767519 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 312 House: Failed 04/29/2011 02:28 PM
    • A 290895 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 398 House: Failed 04/29/2011 02:36 PM
    • SA 067903 , Steinberg Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 398 House: Failed 04/29/2011 02:34 PM
    • A 586349 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 403 House: Failed 04/29/2011 02:43 PM
    • A 542017 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 744 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 02:57 PM
    • SA 022651 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 748 House: Failed 04/29/2011 02:57 PM
    • A 643127 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 747 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 02:58 PM
    • A 534431 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 754 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 02:58 PM
    • A 146091 , Kriseman Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 756 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 02:58 PM
    • A 366275 , Horner Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 760 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 02:59 PM
    • AA 611731 , Gaetz Date Filed: 04/28/11, Line#: 25 House: Withdrawn 04/29/2011 11:27 AM
  • Committee Substitute 3
  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/28/2011 11:00:30 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/28/2011 11:48:28 AM --UnPublished--
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/20/2011 11:35:27 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/13/2011 1:03:29 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee 4/12/2011 8:25:53 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee 4/6/2011 5:09:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee 3/27/2011 4:50:02 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee 3/21/2011 5:16:00 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/11/2011 4:29:42 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/7/2011 8:55:24 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 05/02/2011 02:44 PM   Yeas: 88 Nays: 28 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 450] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 05/03/2011 10:50 AM   Yeas: 30 Nays: 9 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 4] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 05/04/2011 07:03 PM   Yeas: 94 Nays: 21 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 540] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2011-233 Time: 06/28/2011 - 7:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/27/2011 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/13/2011 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/04/2011 - 8:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 911838 Concur Time: 05/04/2011 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 462134 Concur Time: 05/04/2011 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 512636 Concur Time: 05/04/2011 - 7:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 593896 Concur Time: 05/04/2011 - 7:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 855110 Concur Time: 05/04/2011 - 7:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Time: 05/04/2011 - 7:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 94, NAYS 21 Time: 05/04/2011 - 7:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Concurred in 5 amendment(s) Time: 05/04/2011 - 7:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Senate Message List Time: 05/04/2011 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 05/03/2011 - 11:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 9 -SJ 727 Time: 05/03/2011 - 10:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 727 Time: 05/03/2011 - 10:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (462134, 512636, 593896, 855110, 911838) -SJ 727 Time: 05/03/2011 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 727 Time: 05/03/2011 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 1590 -SJ 727 Time: 05/03/2011 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 05/03/2011 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 727 Time: 05/03/2011 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 716 Time: 05/02/2011 - 8:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 716 Time: 05/02/2011 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 05/02/2011 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/02/2011 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 28 Time: 05/02/2011 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 05/02/2011 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 853667 Failed Time: 05/02/2011 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 868029 withdrawn Time: 05/02/2011 - 2:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/02/2011 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 868029 filed Time: 05/02/2011 - 8:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 853667 filed Time: 05/02/2011 - 7:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/29/2011 - 9:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 366275 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 146091 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 534431 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 643127 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 542017 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 022651 Failed Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 586349 Failed Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 290895 Failed Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 067903 Failed Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 767519 Failed Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 041779 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 662323 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 239945 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 506531 adopted Time: 04/29/2011 - 2:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/29/2011 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 611731 withdrawn Time: 04/29/2011 - 11:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 067903 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 611731 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 022651 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 366275 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 1:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 506531 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 290895 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 12:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 767519 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 542017 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 11:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 146091 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 11:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 534431 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 643127 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 586349 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 11:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 041779 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 662323 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Amendment 239945 filed Time: 04/28/2011 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2011) Time: 04/27/2011 - 8:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/21/2011 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/21/2011 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/20/2011 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/20/2011 - 11:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: c4
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 04/20/2011 - 11:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 04/20/2011 - 11:36 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c3
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee Time: 04/14/2011 - 1:00 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c3
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/12/2011 - 5:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 04/12/2011 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c3
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c3
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:57 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c3
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:43 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c2
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 04/12/2011 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c2
Event: H Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 04/08/2011 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c2
Event: H Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 04/06/2011 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c2
Event: H Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/29/2011 - 12:01 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c2
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/29/2011 - 12:01 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c2
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/29/2011 - 12:01 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/28/2011 - 6:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/28/2011 - 7:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/28/2011 - 7:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Time: 03/27/2011 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Time: 03/23/2011 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/21/2011 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/14/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/11/2011 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/11/2011 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/11/2011 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/11/2011 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:00 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/04/2011 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/07/2011 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/25/2011 - 11:23 AM Member: Horner Committee: Version: __