Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Dec. 01, 2017
For purposes of determining compensability, the issues are whether the injury claimed is a birth-related neurological injury and whether obstetrical services were delivered by a participating physician in the course of labor, delivery, or resuscitation in the immediate post-delivery period in the hospital; and Whether notice was accorded the patient, as contemplated by section 766.316, Florida Statutes (2018).Neither physician nor hospital provided reasonable notice of their participation in NICA as required by section 766.316.
