Florida Statutes 429.294 – Availability of facility records for investigation of resident’s rights violations and defenses; penalty
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 429.294
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Resident: means a person 18 years of age or older, residing in and receiving care from a facility. See Florida Statutes 429.02
(1) Failure to provide complete copies of a resident‘s records, including, but not limited to, all medical records and the resident’s chart, within the control or possession of the facility in accordance with s. 400.145, shall constitute evidence of failure of that party to comply with good faith discovery requirements and shall waive the good faith certificate and presuit notice requirements under this part by the requesting party.
(2) No facility shall be held liable for any civil damages as a result of complying with this section.