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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLV
TORTS
Chapter 766
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND RELATED MATTERS
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F.S. 766.303
766.303 Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan; exclusiveness of remedy.
(1) There is established the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan for the purpose of providing compensation, irrespective of fault, for birth-related neurological injury claims. Such plan shall apply to births occurring on or after January 1, 1989, and shall be administered by the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association.
(2) The rights and remedies granted by this plan on account of a birth-related neurological injury shall exclude all other rights and remedies of such infant, her or his personal representative, parents, dependents, and next of kin, at common law or otherwise, against any person or entity directly involved with the labor, delivery, or immediate postdelivery resuscitation during which such injury occurs, arising out of or related to a medical negligence claim with respect to such injury; except that a civil action shall not be foreclosed where there is clear and convincing evidence of bad faith or malicious purpose or willful and wanton disregard of human rights, safety, or property, provided that such suit is filed prior to and in lieu of payment of an award under ss. 766.301-766.316. Such suit shall be filed before the award of the division becomes conclusive and binding as provided for in s. 766.311.
(3) Sovereign immunity is hereby waived on behalf of the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association solely to the extent necessary to assure payment of compensation as provided in s. 766.31.
(4) The association shall administer the plan in a manner that promotes and protects the health and best interests of children with birth-related neurological injuries.
History.s. 62, ch. 88-1; s. 37, ch. 88-277; s. 1, ch. 89-186; s. 1154, ch. 97-102; s. 74, ch. 2003-416; s. 2, ch. 2021-134.

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CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER, P. A. M. D. M. D. M. D. M. D. v. KIM a, 190 So. 3d 114 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . were arguably compensable under NICA in this .case, the exclusiveness of remedy provision of section 766.303 . . .

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI d b a v. A. RUIZ, RUIZ, 164 So. 3d 758 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . See § 766.303, Fla. Stat. (1998). . . . April 2011, UM filed a motion for summary final judgment claiming immunity from suit under section 766.303 . . . s Immunity Provision applies to any person or entity directly involved in the labor and delivery. § 766.303 . . . See § 766.303. . . . Section 766.303(2) provides an exception from this immunity "where there is clear and convincing evidence . . .

ESTATE OF McCALL, v. UNITED STATES, 134 So. 3d 894 (Fla. 2014)

. . . without regard to fault for birth-related neurological injury claims. 114 So.3d at 914-15; see also § 766.303 . . . of “providing compensation, irrespective of fault, for birth-related neurological injury claims.” § 766.303 . . .

SAMPLES, v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION,, 114 So. 3d 912 (Fla. 2013)

. . . .” § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. (2010). . . .

POLLOCK, Sr. M. R. P. a v. DANNER, C. N. M. f k a d b a, 98 So. 3d 650 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . Neurological Injury Compensation Plan (NICA) provided the exclusive remedy for the claims under section 766.303 . . .

MARADIAGA, J. C. S. M. a G. J. C. S. M. a v. UNITED STATES, 679 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2012)

. . . . § 766.303(1). . . . Id. § 766.303(2). . . . Id. §§ 766.303, 766.305, 766.315. . . . Stat. § 766.303(2), the United States is entitled to immunity from tort liability for birth-related neurological . . . Stat. § 766.303(2). . . .

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI d b a M. D. M. D. M. D. M. M. D. d b a M. D. v. EXPOSITO, GONZALEZ, a, 87 So. 3d 803 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . or continue a civil action, as such would violate the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of Section 766.303 . . . labor, delivery, or immediate postdelivery resuscitation during which such injury occurs.... ” Section 766.303 . . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303 . . . compensability (or non-compensability) before a cause of action may be maintained in circuit court. §§ 766.303 . . . filed before the award of the division becomes conclusive and binding as provided for in s. 766.311. § 766.303 . . .

J. ANDERSON, a J. J. v. HELEN ELLIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. R. N. R. N., 66 So. 3d 1095 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . the Hospital is not entitled to assert the exclusivity of remedy provision of the Plan under section 766.303 . . .

BENNETT, v. ST. VINCENT S MEDICAL CENTER, INC. v. St. s, 71 So. 3d 828 (Fla. 2011)

. . . See §§ 766.301, 766.303, Fla. Stat. . . . See § 766.303(2), Fla. . . .

ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS a H. f k a, 55 So. 3d 670 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . All Children’s asserted that it was immune from tort liability under NICA, section 766.303(2), Florida . . .

SAMPLES v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL,, 40 So. 3d 18 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Section 766.303(2), Florida Statutes, expressly excludes filial consortium claims, stating that the rights . . . claims that the Samples’ right of access to courts is not denied at all by the Plan because section 766.303 . . .

TARPON SPRINGS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. d b a A. R. N. P. C. N. M. v. ANDERSON J. a H. M. D. M. D. A. M. D. M. D., 34 So. 3d 742 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . he did not have jurisdiction to resolve the issue of immunity from tort liability under subsection 766.303 . . .

PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP OF FLORIDA, INC. M. D. M. D. M. D. M. D. v. FALCONER, a, 31 So. 3d 310 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . . § 766.303(2), Fla. . . . or entities] directly involved with the labor, delivery, or immediate postdelivery resuscitation.” § 766.303 . . . The plain language of section 766.303(2) bars double recovery for a com-pensable injury under NICA. . . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of § 766.303 . . . requirements of law in failing to properly implement the exclusiveness of remedy provision of section 766.303 . . .

FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, v. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, v. v., 29 So. 3d 992 (Fla. 2010)

. . . See § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. (1997). . . . plan" means the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan established under section 766.303 . . . provided that such suit is filed prior to and in lieu of payment of an award under ss. 766.301-766.316. § 766.303 . . . injury occurs, arising out of or related to a medical malpractice claim with respect to such injury.” § 766.303 . . .

ST. VINCENT S MEDICAL CENTER, INC. H. M. D. P. A. v. BENNETT, a, 27 So. 3d 65 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . . § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. . . . See §§ 766.303, 766.309, and 766.31, Fla. Stat. . . . See §§ 766.301, 766.303, Fla. Stat. . . .

MACRI, v. CLEMENTS AND ASHMORE, P. A. d b a s O M. D. CNM,, 15 So. 3d 762 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . of remedy provision in the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan, at section 766.303 . . . appellants maintained that the claims are allowed under the “willful and wanton” exception in section 766.303 . . . But section 766.303(2) exclusivity is an affirmative defense, which the appellants did not have to negate . . . See § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. . . . The court concluded that, in light of the statutory proscriptions in sections 766.303(2) and 766.304, . . .

ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, a H. f k a, 989 So. 2d 2 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Children’s Hospital to obtain the benefit of the exclusivity of remedy provision set forth in section 766.303 . . .

BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC. v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, 982 So. 2d 704 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . . § 766.303(1). . . . faith or malicious purpose or willful and wanton disregard of human rights, safety, or property.” § 766.303 . . . See § 766.303(2) ("The rights and remedies granted by this [P]lan on account of a birth-related neurological . . .

FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, INC. d b a v. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS v. a, 974 So. 2d 1096 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . See § 766.303(2) ("The rights and remedies granted by this [P]lan on account of a birth-related neurological . . .

FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, v. FLORIDA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, v., 948 So. 2d 705 (Fla. 2007)

. . . is no basis in NICA for the ALJ’s foray into the issue of immunity from tort liability under section 766.303 . . . a provider is or is not entitled to invoke the immunity from tort liability provided for in section 766.303 . . . The issue of notice is only relevant to the issue of whether a provider is eligible under section 766.303 . . . claim is not compensable under NICA, there can, of course, be no immunity from liability under section 766.303 . . . concerning whether that civil action is “in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303 . . . defense that the civil suit was brought in violation of NICA’s exclusive remedy provision, section 766.303 . . . parents to file a claim for compensation under the injury compensation plan established by section 766.303 . . . If a health care provider complies with this notice provision, according to section 766.303, compensation . . . of providing compensation, irrespective of fault, for birth-related neurological injury claims.” § 766.303 . . . See § 766.303(2), Fla. . . . See id. at 979 n. 3; see also § 766.303, Fla. Stat. . . .

ORLANDO REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, v. ALEXANDER,, 932 So. 2d 598 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . See generally § 766.303, Fla. Stat. (2005). . . .

NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER, INC. De M. D. v. ORTIZ,, 920 So. 2d 781 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . .” § 766.303(1), Fla. Stat. (2000). . . . .” § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. (2000). . . .

TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. v. PETERSEN Dr. M., 920 So. 2d 75 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . See § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. (2004). . . .

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI d b a a v. RUIZ A. a, 916 So. 2d 865 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . allows a form of immunity from suit for participating providers in some circumstances under section 766.303 . . .

ORLANDO REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. v. ALEXANDER,, 909 So. 2d 582 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303 . . .

L. RINELLA, M. D. v. ABIFARAJ, 908 So. 2d 1126 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . plan was not their exclusive remedy because of the willful and wanton exception enumerated in section 766.303 . . . Section 766.303(2), Florida Statutes (1997), provides: The rights and remedies granted by this plan on . . . Nothing in the plain language of section 766.303(2), Florida Statutes (1997), can be read as granting . . . ALJ to rule on claims that a healthcare provider is immune from a civil action pursuant to section 766.303 . . .

DEPART, CNM, v. MACRI O M. D. P. A. d b a s, 902 So. 2d 271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . her claim that she is immune from a civil action for damages by virtue of the provisions of section 766.303 . . . appellant’s claim that she is immune from a civil action for damages by virtue of the provisions of section 766.303 . . . the act giving the administrative law judge jurisdiction to rule on claims that, because of section 766.303 . . . conferring on administrative law judges jurisdiction to rule upon , claims that, because of section 766.303 . . . a provider is or is not entitled to invoke the immunity from tort liability provided for in section 766.303 . . .

DE SOUZA, M. D. v. ORTIZ a M. D., 901 So. 2d 269 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . See § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. . . .

BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC. v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION a, 893 So. 2d 636 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . that a provider is or is not entitled to invoke immunity from tort liability provided for in section 766.303 . . .

GUGELMIN, a v. FLORIDA BIRTH RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION N. M. D. N. M. D. P. A. P. A. a d b a, 882 So. 2d 517 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . .” § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1988). . . . . § 766.303(2), Fla. Stat. (1993). . . . While the above-cited language of section 766.303(2) remained the same, the legislature amended section . . . See §§ 766.302(2), 766.303(2), 766.316, Fla. Stat. (1988); §§ 766.302(2), 766.303(2), 766.316, Fla. . . .

TABB, TABB, a v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION M. D. d b a, 880 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions ofs. 766.303 . . . a provider is or is not entitled to invoke the immunity from tort liability provided for in section 766.303 . . .

ADVISORY OPINION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RE THE MEDICAL LIABILITY CLAIMANT S COMPENSATION AMENDMENT, 880 So. 2d 675 (Fla. 2004)

. . . See § 766.303, Fla. Stat. (2003); § 766.3l(1)(b)1., Fla. Stat. (2003). . . .

FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, INC. d b a v. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS v. a, 871 So. 2d 1062 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . . §§ 766.303, 766.309, Fla. Stat. (1997). . . . action the parents might file against any health care provider related to the delivery of the child. § 766.303 . . .

ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, a H. f k a, 863 So. 2d 450 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Section 766.303(2), Florida Statutes (1997), provides: The rights and remedies granted by this plan on . . . the statutory scheme as it has been implemented is that the availability of immunity under section 766.303 . . . is no basis in NICA for the ALJ’s foray into the issue of immunity from tort liability under section 766.303 . . . a provider is or is not entitled to invoke the immunity from tort liability provided for in section 766.303 . . . The issue of notice is only relevant to the issue of whether a provider is eligible under section 766.303 . . .

ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT, INC. v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY, 865 So. 2d 561 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Section 766.302, Florida Statutes, refers to the Plan as established under section 766.303. . . .

ABIFARAJ v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, M. D. P. A. M. M. P. A. d b a P. A., 844 So. 2d 751 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan (“Plan”), created by section 766.303 . . .

BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC. v. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, v., 841 So. 2d 626 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . statutorily required notice, Bayfront was not entitled to the exclusiveness of remedy provision of section 766.303 . . .

ROMINE v. FLORIDA BIRTH RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION,, 842 So. 2d 148 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . See § 766.303(1), (2), Fla. Stat. (1998). See Gilbert v. Fla. . . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303 . . .

J. SCHUR S. v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL,, 832 So. 2d 188 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . Stat. (1997); § 766.303(1), Fla. Stat. (1997). . . .

GUGELMIN v. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, d b a, 815 So. 2d 764 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provision of s. 766.303 . . . Section 766.303(2), Florida Statutes (1999), provides: The rights and remedies granted by this plan shall . . .

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, v. M. A. a, 793 So. 2d 999 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303 . . .

A. FLUET, a v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION,, 788 So. 2d 1010 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . . §§ 766.303(1), .305, Fla. Stat. (1999). . . . See § 766.303(1), (2); Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Ass’n v. . . .

D. O LEARY, M. D. v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION,, 757 So. 2d 624 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303 . . .

A. GILBERT, Ad a v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION d b a s, 724 So. 2d 688 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . To maintain the civil action and avoid the exclusive remedy provisions of section 766.303(2), Florida . . . civil action may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303 . . .

O BRIEN O O a v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION,, 710 So. 2d 51 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . action under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan established by section 766.303 . . .

BARDEN, M. D. M. D. P. A. v. W. HADDOX, a, 695 So. 2d 1271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . . § 766.303, Fla. Stat. (1995). See also White v. . . .

BOARD OF REGENTS OF STATE OF FLORIDA, M. M. D. K. M. D. a v. ATHEY, a By ATHEY D. a k a, D. A K A D. a, 694 So. 2d 46 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . appellants argue that, if appellees are limited to pursuing NICA remedies as to any appellant, section 766.303 . . .

FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, v. FLORIDA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS,, 686 So. 2d 1349 (Fla. 1997)

. . . See §§ 766.302(3), 766.303(2), 766.305(1), and 766.313. . . .

BRANIFF, J. v. GALEN OF FLORIDA, INC. M. D., 669 So. 2d 1051 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . Section 766.303(2), Florida Statutes (1993), provides that the administrative remedy established in NICA . . .

WHITE, v. FLORIDA BIRTH RELATED NEUROLOGICAL,, 655 So. 2d 1292 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . Sections 766.301(2) and 766.303(1), Florida Statutes. “11. . . . In this regard, Section 766.303, Florida Statutes, provides: “(2) The rights and remedies granted by . . . See, Section 766.303(2), Florida Statutes, and Hill Top Developers v. . . .

HUMANA OF FLORIDA. INC. d b a s L. M. D. L. M. D. P. A. v. McKAUGHAN McKAUGHAN, a FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, v. McKAUGHAN McKAUGHAN, a SOLOMON, M. D. M. D. P. A. v. McKAUGHAN McKAUGHAN, a, 652 So. 2d 852 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . .” § 766.303(2). . . . Section 766.303(2) provides in' pertinent part that “[t]he rights and remedies granted by this plan . . . . election of the legal representative, and presumably, as a consequence of the provisions of [section] 766.303 . . .

FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, v. CARRERAS, a, 633 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . . § 766.303(2). Counsel conceded that they investigated that alternative. . . .

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, d b a M. D. v. M. KLEIN,, 603 So. 2d 651 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . sought a declaration that the statute on which the defendants’ jurisdictional argument is based, section 766.303 . . . is clear and convincing evidence of bad faith, malicious purpose, or willful and wanton conduct. § 766.303 . . .