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<br /> <br />HB 301 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. <br />hb301-00 <br />Page 45 of 80 <br />F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />connection with the lead agency's business. The nonowned 1101 <br />automobile coverage for the lead agency applies as excess 1102 <br />coverage over any other collectible insurance. The personal 1103 <br />automobile policy for the employee of the lead agency shall be 1104 <br />primary insurance, and the nonowned automobile coverage of the 1105 <br />lead agency acts as excess insurance to the primary insurance. 1106 <br />The lead agency shall provide a minimum limit of $1 million in 1107 <br />nonowned automobile coverage. In a tort action brought against 1108 <br />such a lead agency or employee, net economic damages shall be 1109 <br />limited to $2 million per liability claim and $200,000 per 1110 <br />automobile claim, including, but not limited to, past and future 1111 <br />medical expenses, wage loss, and loss of earning capacity, 1112 <br />offset by any collateral source payment paid or payable. In any 1113 <br />tort action brought against a lead agency, noneconomic damages 1114 <br />shall be limited to $400,000 per claim. A claims bill may be 1115 <br />brought on behalf of a claimant pursuant to s. 768.28 for any 1116 <br />amount exceeding the limits specified in this paragraph. Any 1117 <br />offset of collateral source payments made as of the date of the 1118 <br />settlement or judgment shall be in accordance with s. 768.76. 1119 <br />The lead agency is not liable in tort for the acts or omissions 1120 <br />of its subcontractors or the officers, agents, or employees of 1121 <br />its subcontractors. 1122 <br /> (3) SUBCONTRACTOR LIABILITY.— 1123 <br /> (a) A subcontractor of an eligible community-based care 1124 <br />lead agency that is a direct provider of foster care and related 1125