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Fla. Stat. § 765.106 (2025)

Preservation of existing rights.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2007 · leading case: Blankfeld v. Richmond Health Care, Inc., 902 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).
Blankfeld v. Richmond Health Care, Inc., 902 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005). “Section 765.106, provides: "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 .”
Wax v. Tenet Health Sys. Hospitals, Inc., 955 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). · cites it 2× “"); and § 765.106, Fla. Stat. (2005) ("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,…”
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