The bill, titled the Keith Davis Family Protection Act, aims to amend various sections of Florida Statutes related to damages recoverable in wrongful death actions. It specifically removes the prohibition against adult children and parents of adult children from recovering certain damages in medical negligence suits. The bill amends sections 400.023, 400.0235, and 429.295 to clarify that actions for violations of rights or negligence are not classified as medical malpractice, thereby allowing for broader recovery options for families affected by wrongful death.

Additionally, the bill modifies section 768.21 to ensure that all potential beneficiaries of a wrongful death recovery are identified in the complaint, and it allows for damages related to lost parental companionship and mental pain and suffering to be claimed by parents of deceased minor and adult children under specific circumstances. The previous restrictions that prevented adult children and parents of adult children from recovering these damages in medical negligence cases have been deleted, thus expanding the rights of these family members in wrongful death claims. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
S 616 Filed: 400.023, 400.0235, 429.295, 768.21