Whether notice was accorded the patient, as contemplated by section 766.316, Florida Statutes, or whether the failure to give notice was excused because the patient had an emergency medical condition, as defined in section 395.002(8), or the giving of notice was not practicable.Notice was not required because Petitioner presented to the hospital in an emergency medical condition.
The issue in this case is whether Javier Saladrigas, a minor, qualifies for coverage under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan.Definition of compensability not met. Infant is not permanently and substantially physically impaired.