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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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60. Department of Management Services |
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60Q. Division of Administrative Hearings |
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60Q-3. Medical Malpractice Arbitration |
1(1) Where more than one defendant has participated in an assessment arbitration proceeding, any defendant against whom an arbitration award has been made may initiate allocation arbitration proceedings by filing a demand for allocation with the Office of the Clerk within 20 days of the arbitration award, or of the filing of the parties’ agreement to terminate assessment arbitration, and simultaneously serving copies of the demand on all other defendants in the assessment arbitration proceeding.
76(2) A demand for allocation shall specify in detail every act or omission on account of which any defendant named in the notice of intent to initiate litigation should be held responsible for the damages assessed in the arbitration award. Nomination of arbitrators shall accompany the demand for allocation.
125(3) Any arbitrating defendant upon whom a demand for allocation is served shall file an answer admitting or denying every allegation made in the demand within 10 days of service of the demand; and may, at the same time, serve a cross-demand for allocation specifying in detail any other acts or omissions on account of which any defendant named in the notice of intent to initiate litigation should be held responsible for the damages assessed in the arbitration proceeding.
204(4) Any arbitrating defendant upon whom a cross-demand for allocation is served shall file an answer admitting or denying every allegation made in the cross-demand within 10 days of service of the cross-demand.
237Specific Authority 239766.207(9), 240(10) FS. Law Implemented 766.201-.212 FS. History–New 9-6-88, Formerly 22I-7.026, Amended 6-27-00.
