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Florida Legislature passes medical malpractice law. 1985

F C Coleman

The Florida Legislature recently adopted a medical liability tort reform package, a step toward what physicians hope is an eventual solution to the medical malpractice problem. In the August issue, Dr. Coleman chronicled the Florida Medical Association's efforts to pass a statewide constitutional amendment to accomplish similar reforms. Here, FMA's immediate past president tells how the previously unsuccessful efforts led to a promising legislative victory.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007351	Insurance, Liability	Insurance against loss resulting from liability for injury or damage to the persons or property of others.	No-Fault Insurance,Insurance, No-Fault,Liability Insurance,No Fault Insurance
D008318	Malpractice	Failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Professional Negligence,Negligence,Negligence, Professional,Professional Negligences
D005431	Florida	State bounded on east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the west by Alabama and on the north by Alabama and Georgia.