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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. 766.111
766.111 Engaging in unnecessary diagnostic testing; penalties.
(1) No health care provider licensed pursuant to chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, or chapter 466 shall order, procure, provide, or administer unnecessary diagnostic tests, which are not reasonably calculated to assist the health care provider in arriving at a diagnosis and treatment of a patient’s condition.
(2) A violation of this section shall be grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to s. 458.331, s. 459.015, s. 460.413, s. 461.013, or s. 466.028, as applicable.
(3) Any person who prevails in a suit brought against a health care provider predicated upon a violation of this section shall recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
History.s. 26, ch. 85-175; s. 71, ch. 87-226; s. 8, ch. 96-296; s. 71, ch. 97-264.
Note.Former s. 768.61.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 766.111
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 766.111.



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GALLAGHER, v. MANATEE COUNTY,, 927 So. 2d 914 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . fees that may be recovered by the prevailing party in any subsequent litigation” (emphasis added)); § 766.111 . . .

E. JACKSON, v. UNITED STATES, 469 F. Supp. 2d 1068 (M.D. Fla. 2006)

. . . Section 766.111(1), Florida Statutes (2002), provides, in pertinent part that “[n]o health care provider . . .

DEAN, v. G. VAZQUEZ, M. D. St. d b a St., 786 So. 2d 637 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Dean contends that section 766.111 of Florida Statutes — engaging in unnecessary diagnostic testing — . . . We must read section 766.111 in pari materia and in so doing we conclude that the reading urged by Dean . . . We find that the plain language of the section 766.111 does not establish a cause of action independent . . . ’s inclusion of the language regarding “damages” accurately states the applicable law under section 766.111 . . .