Bill > S1034

This bill modifies existing Florida law to extend sovereign immunity, which is a legal protection that shields government entities and their employees from certain lawsuits, to employees and agents of health care providers who enter into contracts with governmental contractors for volunteer, uncompensated services. It revises the definition of "contract" to include these volunteer services and clarifies that compensation received by a free clinic through legislative appropriations or grants does not negate the volunteer nature of services. The bill also expands the definition of "officer, employee, or agent" to explicitly include employees and agents of health care providers when they are acting under such contracts, ensuring they also benefit from sovereign immunity. Additionally, it requires health care providers acting as agents of governmental contractors to post a notice informing patients that they are an agent of the governmental contractor and that the exclusive remedy for any injury or damage is through a specific legal action outlined in state law.