Case Name: Lualhati CRESPO and Jose Crespo, Appellants, v. Eileen HERNANDEZ, M.D. and Women's Care Florida, LLC d/b/a Partners in Women's Healthcare, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2014-10-24
Citations: 151 So. 3d 495
Docket Number: No. 5D14-759
Parties: Lualhati CRESPO and Jose Crespo, Appellants, v. Eileen HERNANDEZ, M.D. and Women’s Care Florida, LLC d/b/a Partners in Women’s Healthcare, Appellees.
Judges: TORPY, C.J., SAWAYA and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 151
Pages: 495–496

Head Matter:
Lualhati CRESPO and Jose Crespo, Appellants, v. Eileen HERNANDEZ, M.D. and Women’s Care Florida, LLC d/b/a Partners in Women’s Healthcare, Appellees.
No. 5D14-759.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Oct. 24, 2014.
Rehearing En Banc Denied Dec. 9, 2014.
Jessie L. Harrell and Bryan S. Gowdy, of Creed & Gowdy, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellants.
Thomas E. Dukes, III, and Ruth C. Osborne, of McEwan, Martinez, & Dukes, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The arbitration agreement at issue violates the public policy pronounced by the Legislature in the Medical Malpractice Act, chapter 766, Florida Statutes (2012), by failing to adopt the necessary statutory provisions. Franks v. Bowers, 116 So.3d 1240, 1248 (Fla.2013) ("Because the Legislature explicitly found that the MMA was necessary to lower the costs of medical care in this State, we find that any contract that seeks to enjoy the benefits of the arbitration provisions under the statutory scheme must necessarily adopt all of its provisions."). Therefore, we reverse the order rendered by the trial court compelling binding arbitration pursuant to the arbitration agreement under review. We certify conflict with the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Santiago v. Baker, 135 So.3d 569 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). We remand this case to the trial court for further proceedings.
REVERSED; REMANDED; CONFLICT CERTIFIED.
TORPY, C.J., SAWAYA and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.