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2015 Florida Statutes
SECTION 1051
Duty to notify patients.
Duty to notify patients.
395.1051 Duty to notify patients.—An appropriately trained person designated by each licensed facility shall inform each patient, or an individual identified pursuant to s. 765.401(1), in person about adverse incidents that result in serious harm to the patient. Notification of outcomes of care that result in harm to the patient under this section shall not constitute an acknowledgment or admission of liability, nor can it be introduced as evidence.
History.—s. 7, ch. 2003-416.