FL S0614

Amends Florida's sovereign immunity law to extend immunity protections to emergency health care providers (physicians licensed under chapters 458 or 459) acting under obligations imposed by sections 395.1041 or 401.45, with an exception for persons or entities otherwise covered under existing sovereign immunity provisions.

Designates emergency health care providers as agents of the state and requires them to indemnify the state for judgments, settlements, and liabilities up to the liability limits specified in section 768.28(5).

Authorizes the Department of Health to issue emergency suspension orders against licensed emergency health care providers who fail to indemnify the state within 30 days of notice from the Division of Risk Management, with failure to comply constituting grounds for disciplinary action under respective practice acts.

Establishes legislative findings that emergency health care providers face high professional liability insurance costs and uncompensated care obligations, which create barriers to emergency care access, particularly for uninsured and Medicaid/Medicare patients.

Applies to any cause of action accruing on or after the effective date.