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FL H6029
Bill
Status
Failed
3/14/2020
Primary Sponsor
Amber Mariano
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AI Summary
- Removes the requirement that punitive damages from nursing home claims (under Florida Statutes §400.0238) be split equally between claimants and the Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund
- Removes the requirement that punitive damages from assisted living facility claims (under Florida Statutes §429.298) be split equally between claimants and the Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund
- Eliminates provisions requiring court clerks to transmit jury verdicts to the Chief Financial Officer and specifying proportionate share payments to the trust fund from settlement agreements
- Maintains the Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund with alternative funding sources including legislative appropriations, gifts, endowments, charitable contributions, and federal nursing home civil monetary penalties
- Takes effect July 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Punitive Damages
Last Action
Died in Judiciary Committee
3/14/2020
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/11/2020
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee2/5/2020
Civil Justice Subcommittee10/23/2019
Full Bill Text
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