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The 2024 Florida Statutes

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
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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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Cases Citing Statute 766.111

Total Results: 5

Gallagher v. Manatee County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-01-31T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 927 So. 2d 914

Snippet: subsequent litigation" (emphasis added)); § 766.111(3), Fla. Stat. (2002) ("Any person who prevails

Dean v. Vazquez

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-05-23T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 786 So. 2d 637

Snippet: for the Defendants. Dean contends that section 766.111 of Florida Statutes—engaging in unnecessary diagnostic…739 So.2d 68 (Fla. 1999). We must read section 766.111 in pari materia and in so doing we conclude that…We find that the plain language of the section 766.111 does not establish a cause of action independent…accurately states the applicable law under section 766.111 we affirm. We now address the matter of the Defendants

Race v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1989-02-22T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 542 So. 2d 347

Snippet: *349 American Family Ins. Co., 159 Ill. App.3d 766, 111 Ill.Dec. 530, 512 N.E.2d 1071, appeal denied,

O'Bryan v. Linton

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1949-06-13T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 41 So. 2d 169

Snippet: Hays v. Goodman-Leonard Realty Co., 146 Miss. 766, 111 So. 869, it was held that the owner could not,

Certain Lands v. East Palatka Drainage District

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1933-09-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 149 So. 766, 111 Fla. 795

Snippet: Buford, Johnson, Ellis 14 September 1933 149 So. 766, 111 Fla. 795 C. S. Green, P. B. Huff and George