Title: Civil Damages for Care in Community Residential Group Home Facilities

Summary: Providing that certain licensed community residential group homes and certain licensed persons and providers who provide services to medically dependent or technologically dependent children may not be held liable for civil damages for medical care or treatment under certain circumstances, etc.

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An act relating to civil damages for care in community residential group home facilities; creating s. 419.003, F.S.; providing that certain licensed community residential group homes and certain licensed persons and providers who provide services to medically dependent or technologically dependent children may not be held liable for civil damages for medical care or treatment under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 419.003, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 419.003  Civil damages. A community residential group home facility licensed under chapter which provides services to a medically dependent or technologically dependent child as defined in s. 400.902(6), or any person or provider licensed under chapter who provides services to a medically dependent or technologically dependent child as defined in s. 400.902(6) in facilities licensed under chapter 393, may not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of providing or failing to provide medical care or treatment unless such damages result from providing or failing to provide medical care or treatment under circumstances demonstrating clear and convincing evidence of intentional misconduct or gross negligence, the consequences of which affect the life or health of another. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.