Florida Statute 765.106 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS

Chapter 765
HEALTH CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

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F.S. 765.106

765.106 Preservation of existing rights.—The provisions of this chapter are cumulative to the existing law regarding an individual’s right to consent, or refuse to consent, to medical treatment and do not impair any existing rights or responsibilities which a health care provider, a patient, including a minor, competent or incompetent person, or a patient’s family may have under the common law, Federal Constitution, State Constitution, or statutes of this state.

History.—s. 2, ch. 92-199; s. 5, ch. 94-183.

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Blankfeld v. Richmond Health Care, Inc.

902 So. 2d 296, 2005 WL 1226070

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 25, 2005 | Docket: 2544764

Cited 41 times | Published

anatomical gift pursuant to part X of chapter 732. Section 765.106, provides: "The provisions of this chapter

Wax v. Tenet Health System Hospitals, Inc.

955 So. 2d 1, 2006 WL 1329698

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 2007 | Docket: 1659239

Cited 1 times | Published

to choose or refuse medical treatment."); and § 765.106, Fla. Stat. (2005) ("The provisions of this chapter