{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-766.316","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 766.316","heading":"Notice to obstetrical patients of participation in the plan.","body":"Each hospital with a participating physician on its staff and each participating physician, other than residents, assistant residents, and interns deemed to be participating physicians under s. 766.314(4)(c), under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan shall provide notice to the obstetrical patients as to the limited no-fault alternative for birth-related neurological injuries. Such notice shall be provided on forms furnished by the association and shall include a clear and concise explanation of a patient’s rights and limitations under the plan. The hospital or the participating physician may elect to have the patient sign a form acknowledging receipt of the notice form. Signature of the patient acknowledging receipt of the notice form raises a rebuttable presumption that the notice requirements of this section have been met. Notice need not be given to a patient when the patient has an emergency medical condition as defined in s. 395.002(8)(b) or when notice is not practicable.\nHistory.—s. 75, ch. 88-1; s. 8, ch. 89-186; s. 4, ch. 98-113; s. 91, ch. 99-3; s. 205, ch. 2007-230.","path":["TITLE XLV TORTS","CHAPTER 766 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND RELATED MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0766/0766.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:13:59Z","sha256":"b9b92191f26b8289c8b4a5e73863e369ee45181b50db0e542fe8900db76a704b","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-766.315","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-766.318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}