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The measure was immediately praised by the state’s largest nursing home group, the Florida Health Care Association. The organization has been calling for increased lawsuit protections since last summer.
The legislation would give hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, doctors and other providers protections from COVID-related liability claims. A House companion bill is expected shortly.
Health care providers would be given protections from some COVID-19-related lawsuits, under a proposal released Wednesday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg.
The measure (SB 74) was immediately praised by the state’s largest nursing home group, the Florida Health Care Association. The organization has been calling for increased lawsuit protections since last summer.
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