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

. . . .” § 766.304, Fla. Stat. (1998). . . .

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

. . . . § 766.304. . . . Id. § 766.304. . . . Id. § 766.304. . . .

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)

. . . ALJ was vested with exclusive jurisdiction to determine the issue of com-pensability under section 766.304 . . . the claimant from pursuing any and all civil remedies available under common law and statutory law. § 766.304 . . . ALJ determines the claim is not compensable, a cause of action may be maintained in circuit court. § 766.304 . . . [compensability] determinations under s. 766.309 have been made by the administrative law judge.” § 766.304 . . . See § 766.304, Fla. . . .

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)

. . . Section 766.304 provides the ALJ with exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a claim is compensable . . . We note that section 766.304 provides that “[n]o civil action may be brought until the determinations . . . The Hospital argues that section 766.304 requires the ALJ to make the necessary determinations under . . .

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

. . . Section 766.304, Florida Statutes, affords the ALJ all powers authorized under the APA, including conducting . . .

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)

. . . . § 766.304, Fla. Stat. (2009). . . . See also § 766.304, Fla. . . . need to be referred to the ALJ for a determination if that determination has not already been made. § 766.304 . . .

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

. . . See § 766.304, Fla. Stat. . . . That ruling was made in accordance with section 766.304, which precludes a Plan award if there has been . . . The court concluded that, in light of the statutory proscriptions in sections 766.303(2) and 766.304, . . . And as indicated in section 766.304, an award should not be made under the Plan if there has been a settlement . . .

ORLANDO REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. v. FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL,, 997 So. 2d 426 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Section 766.304 grants an ALJ exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a claim is compensable under . . .

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

. . . determination of whether an injury is compensable is exclusively within the province of the ALJ, see § 766.304 . . . ALJ “has exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a claim filed under [NICA] is compensable.” § 766.304 . . . whether that civil action is “in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303.” § 766.304 . . . . § 766.304, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1998). . . . Section 766.304, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 766.304 Administrative law judge to determine . . . The amendments to sections 766.301 and 766.304, Florida Statutes, shall take effect July 1,1998, and . . . Section 766.304 states that the administrative law judge shall hear all claims and shall exercise the . . . The 1998 and 2001 versions of section 766.304 are identical. . . . .

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

. . . See § 766.304, Fla. Stat. (2005). . . . Section 766.304, Florida Statutes (2005), states that, if the ALJ determines that the claimant is entitled . . .

WEINSTOCK, M. D. M. D. P. A. d b a s LLP, v. HOUVARDAS a, 924 So. 2d 982 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . The petitioners further alleged that pursuant to section 766.304 no civil action may be brought until . . . Section 766.304, Florida Statutes (2003), states: “The administrative law judge has exclusive jurisdiction . . .

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

. . . Act forecloses a tort action unless the injury is found to be non-compensable according to section 766.304 . . .

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

. . . Section 766.304 outlines the exclusive nature of NICA’s relief: 766.304. . . . the claimant from pursuing any and all civil remedies available under common law and statutory law. § 766.304 . . .

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

. . . circuit court entered an order abating appellees’ claims until the necessary determinations under section 766.304 . . . As amended in 1998, section 766.304, Florida Statutes, grants the ALJ exclusive jurisdiction to determine . . .

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

. . . of a final order entered by an administrative law judge following a hearing held pursuant to section 766.304 . . . Section 766.304, Florida Statutes (2000), states that “[t]he administrative law judge has exclusive jurisdiction . . .

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

. . . Further, section 766.304, Florida Statutes, provides that the administrative law judge has exclusive . . . determine whether a claim filed under the act is compensable as a birth-related neurological injury. §§ 766.304 . . .

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)

. . . While the above-cited language of section 766.303(2) remained the same, the legislature amended section 766.304 . . . See § 766.304, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1998). . . . 766.316 if the claimant recovers under a settlement or a final judgment is entered in a civil action.” § 766.304 . . . It was the supreme court’s decision in McKaughan that prompted the. 1998 amendments to section 766.304 . . .

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)

. . . The ALJ’s authority derives from section 766.304, Florida Statutes (2001): The administrative law judge . . .

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

. . . Pursuant to section 766.304, the ALJ “shall hear and determine all [NICA] claims.” . . .

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

. . . Florida Statutes (1997), and in amendments to the 1997 provisions as set forth in sections 766.301 and 766.304 . . . The 1997 version of section 766.304 was also amended by the addition of language including the following . . . may be brought or continued in violation of the exclusiveness of remedy provisions of s. 766.303. § 766.304 . . . ALJ “has exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a claim filed under [NICA] is compensable.” § 766.304 . . . will be discussed in more detail later in this opinion, the 1998 amendments to sections 766.301 and 766.304 . . .

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

. . . The provisions of chapter 120, Florida Statutes, are made applicable by section 766.304, Florida Statutes . . .

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

. . . issue on appeal is whether it was error to retroactively apply the July 1,1998 amendment to section 766.304 . . . The amendments to section 766.301 and 766.304, Florida Statutes, shall take effect July 1, 1998, and . . . NICA asserts that the ALJ correctly applied the 1998 amendment to section 766.304 because it is clear . . . that the Legislature intended the amendment to section 766.304 to be retroactive. . . . See § 766.304, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1998). . In Metropolitan Dade County v. . . .

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

. . . Arguing that the ALJ did nothing more than recite the applicable law, appel-lees cite section 766.304 . . . While section 766.304 grants exclusive jurisdiction to the ALJ to determine whether a claim is compensable . . . 627-28 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000), the fifth district explained that the legislature, by amending section 766.304 . . .

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

. . . Pursuant to sections 766.301(l)(d) and 766.304, Florida Statutes (Supp.1998), an administrative law judge . . . Court had decided this precise issue subsequent to the 1998 amendments of sections 766.301(l)(d) and 766.304 . . . In 1998, sections 766.301(l)(d) and 766.304, Ch. 98.113, were amended. . . . Section 766.304 was amended, in part, to add the following language: The administrative law judge has . . .

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

. . . the McKaughan and Braniff decisions, the legislature, in chapter 98-113, amended sections 766.301, 766.304 . . . medical malpractice insurance; amending s. 766.301, F.S.; clarifying legislative intent; amending s. 766.304 . . . Section 766.304, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 766.304 Administrative law judge to determine . . . The amendments to sections 766.301 and 766.304, Florida Statutes, shall take effect July Í, 1998, and . . .

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)

. . . In 1998, however, the legislature did amend section 766.304 to provide: 766.304 Administrative law judge . . .

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

. . . . §§ 766.304, 766.307, 766.309, 766.31. . . .

FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, v. McKAUGHAN a HUMANA OF FLORIDA, INC. d b a s L. M. D. v. McKAUGHAN a SOLOMON, M. D. v. McKAUGHAN a, 668 So. 2d 974 (Fla. 1996)

. . . . § 766.304, who must determine whether the injury claimed is a birth-related neurological injury. . . . Petitioners also assert that the language of section 766.304, which mandates that the administrative . . . Second, section 766.304 provides: The hearing officer shall hear and determine all claims filed pursuant . . .

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)

. . . . §§ 766.304; 766.307. . . . (codified at § 766.304, Fla.Stat. (Supp.1988)). . . . In that regard, the Plan clearly contemplates that a hearing officer’s jurisdiction under section 766.304 . . . (codified as amended at §§ 766.302(4), 766.304, Fla. Stat. (1993)). . . . .

FLORIDA BIRTH- RELATED NEUROLOGICAL INJURY COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION, v. J. DeMARKO, E., 640 So. 2d 181 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . compensation claims had jurisdiction over claims originally brought under the Act, an amendment to section 766.304 . . . The amendment to section 766.304 transferred jurisdiction over such claims to the Division of Administrative . . . Because section 766.304 contains no explicit savings clause, the judge of compensation claims has lost . . .