Welcome to the Florida Bar Health Law Section Discussion Group. We hope this feature of our website is useful to you, whether you're a member of our section or just visiting our site.

Our discussion group was created to exchange ideas and increase knowledge in the legal healthcare community. The discussion group is provided as a free service by the Health Law Section of The Florida Bar and is intended to be a forum for sharing information among colleagues and not for soliciting business or advertising.

A word about confidentiality and use of information. First, THE GROUP IS NOT CONFIDENTIAL, therefore you should guard against identifying clients or other entities or individuals. Use private communications for confidential messages. Second, the group is not intended to provide legal advice. Those seeking legal advice should consult with competent counsel.

The following list of rules and regulations is provided to assist you in using our discussion group.

1. Categorize your message in the title of your e-mail into one of the following areas:
   • Reimbursement
   • HMO's (includes Group Plans)
   • Employment (this includes Healthcare Employment legal issues)
   • Anyone ever ... ?
   Contact us if you'd like to suggest other categories.
2. Try to keep your messages brief; lengthy messages will probably not receive much attention from other users.
3. Advertising and solicitation are not permitted and such messages will be deleted.
4. The discussion group is intended to be maintained in a manner consistent with United States copyright laws. Users should not submit copyrighted material unless the copyright owner has expressly granted written consent. Users submitting information to the discussion group grant the Health Law Section the authority and right to use any submission in any way.

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