Legal, Ethical and Legislative Issues

  Our goal is to provide you with pertinent medical-legal information in addition
to broadening your understanding of the sometimes complex legislative
issues facing the local, state and national health care system.
 

Legislative

Legal

Ethical

Legislative Issues:
 
2008 Florida Legislative Session

Representing you and your patients before the Florida Legislature is the primary goal of the FMA Division of Governmental Affairs. The FMA develops and implements a legislative agenda, obtains bill sponsors, tracks over 6,000 bills, contacts Key Contact Physicians, develops effective grassroots activities and lobbies our bills for passage. The FMA actively works to stop any legislation that hurts physicians and patients and works closely with county and specialty medical societies throughout the state.  The following PDF files are fact sheets on health care legislation that will be addressed in the 2008 Legislative session.

Highlights from the 2008 Legislative Session

For a complete copy of the FMA's 2008 Legislative Agenda, click here to download the PDF from the FMA website

FMA 2008 Legislative Agenda - a brief summary of legislative priorities

Scope of Practice issues

Sovereign Immunity Issues

Contacting your State Representative or Senator

2007 Florida Legislative Session

2007 FMA Legislative Priorities

FMA Legislative Bulletins (you are being redirected to the FMA website).
National Advocacy Efforts

A comprehensive summary of advocacy efforts of the AMA
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More about Medical Liability Reform from the AMA
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Legal Issues:

For Physicians

For Patients

Ethical Issues:
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