Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Oct. 01, 2003
Whether Jena Macri (Jena), a deceased minor, qualifies for coverage under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan (Plan). If so, whether Petitioners are entitled to an award of Plan benefits, given the arbitration award they recovered against Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for damages associated with Jena's death. Whether the notice provisions of the Plan were satisfied.Petitioners were not entitled to an award, even though the claim qualified for coverage. Petitioners had already recovered an arbitration award against the hospital for the wrongful death of the infant.