LUALHATI CRESPO AND JOSE CRESPO, APPELLANTS,
v.
EILEEN HERNANDEZ, M.D. AND WOMEN'S CARE FLORIDA, LLC D/B/A PARTNERS IN WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE, APPELLEES

Fla. 5th DCA | 2014-10-24
No. 5D14-759
TORPY, C.J., SAWAYA and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.
151 So. 3d 495 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2014) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

The arbitration agreement at issue violates the public policy pronounced by the Legislature in the Medical Malpractice Act, chapter 766, Florida Statutes (2012), by failing to adopt the necessary statutory provisions. Franks v. Bowers, 116 So.3d 1240, 1248 (Fla.2013) (“Because the Legislature explicitly found that the MMA was necessary to lower the costs of medical care in this State, we find that any contract that seeks to enjoy the benefits of the arbitration provisions under the statutory scheme must necessarily adopt all of its provisions.”). Therefore, we reverse the order rendered by the trial court compelling binding arbitration pursuant to the arbitration agreement under review. We certify conflict with the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Santiago v. Baker, 135 So.3d 569 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). We remand this case to the trial court for further proceedings.

REVERSED; REMANDED; CONFLICT CERTIFIED.

TORPY, C.J., SAWAYA and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.


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