{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-765.109","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 765.109","heading":"Immunity from liability; weight of proof; presumption.","body":"(1) A health care facility, provider, or other person who acts under the direction of a health care facility or provider is not subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability, and will not be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, as a result of carrying out a health care decision made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The surrogate or proxy who makes a health care decision on a patient’s behalf, pursuant to this chapter, is not subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability for such action.\n(2) The provisions of this section shall apply unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the person authorizing or effectuating a health care decision did not, in good faith, comply with the provisions of this chapter.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 92-199.","path":["CHAPTER 765 HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0765/0765.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:13:57Z","sha256":"620fd953e77f982ed8685a4916ae7b17158baf58c696ab9c2e06917ac9450a58","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-765.108","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-765.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}