Florida courts
What is the deadline for medical negligence: 90-day presuit bar on filing suit?
The period for medical negligence: 90-day presuit bar on filing suit normally runs 90 calendar days from delivery of the notice of intent to initiate litigation to the prospective defendant, under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.650(d)(2); Fla. Stat. s. 766.106(3)(a). If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the Florida calendar, the computation rule carries it to the next open day.
Calculate my deadline- Period
- 90 calendar days
- Trigger
- Delivery of the notice of intent to initiate litigation to the prospective defendant
- Rule
- Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.650(d)(2); Fla. Stat. s. 766.106(3)(a)
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Enter the date of delivery of the notice of intent to initiate litigation to the prospective defendant. See the date, cited rule and counting steps.
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Which date starts the 90-day period?
The period runs from the delivery of the notice of intent to initiate litigation to the prospective defendant.
Count forward from the trigger event. Confirm the event on the docket or in the service record before entering a date.
Read Florida Rules of Court Procedures. 766.106(3)(a): A suit may not be filed for a period of 90 days after notice is delivered to any prospective defendant. Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.650(d)(2): A suit may not be filed against any prospective defendant for a period of 90 days after the notice of intent to initiate litigation was delivered to that party. A suit may be filed against any party at any time after the notice of intent to initiate litigation has been served and after the claimant has received a written rejection of the claim from that party.
Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.650(d)(2); Fla. Stat. s. 766.106(3)(a)
This period runs from the specific event in the cited rule. Do not substitute a nearby date such as a hearing, a courtesy copy or the day you first learned of it.
Which date do I enter?How are the 90 calendar days counted?
- Exclude the day of the trigger event.
- Count every following day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
- If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or Florida legal holiday, continue to the next day that is not one of those.
Exclude the trigger day and count calendar days under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a).
If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the Florida calendar, the computation rule carries it to the next open day.
Florida computes time under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a). The applied calendar bundles the state legal holidays for the covered years; court-specific closures and emergency orders are not bundled.
Read Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a)The calculation gives the ordinary national-rule date. Check relevant holidays, the court’s accessibility and its filing cutoff separately.
Review the filing checklistWhat does a worked calculation look like?
Fictitious example
Assume the delivery of the notice of intent to initiate litigation to the prospective defendant on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 (delivery of the notice of intent to initiate litigation to the prospective defendant on this date, with no order, motion or extension affecting the period), with no order, motion, extension or local closure affecting the result. Exclude the trigger day and count calendar days under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a). The example assumes no local rule, order or closure changes the default period.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Trigger | Do not count this day | September 1, 2026 |
| Day 1 | Start counting calendar days | September 2, 2026 |
| Day 90 | Ordinary deadline in this example | November 30, 2026 |
Can an order, motion or extension change the deadline?
- Extensions
- The 90-day period may be extended by stipulation of the parties under s. 766.106(4), with the limitation period tolled during …
- Orders and local rules
- A scheduling order, stipulation approved by the court, standing order or local rule can set a different period and controls over the national default.
- The 90-day period may be extended by stipulation of the parties under s. 766.106(4), with the limitation period tolled during ….
- A stipulation, scheduling order, standing order or local rule can set a different period and controls over the national default.
What should I check before filing?
These checks help you review the result. They do not activate a calendar date or certify that the deadline applies.
Common questions
Find answers about when this 90-day period starts, how it is counted, what can change it and how to keep your calculation.
Starting the clock
Does the clock start on the delivery of the notice of intent to initiate litigation to the prospective defendant, or when I first learned of it?
The period runs from the delivery of the notice of intent to initiate litigation to the prospective defendant as the rule defines it, not from the day you read about it, received a courtesy copy or attended a hearing. Use the date shown on the docket or in the service record.
Counting days and filing
Is it 90 calendar days or business days?
Calendar days. Count intermediate weekends and holidays. If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a) carries it forward to the next day that is not one of those.
Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a)Which time zone and filing cutoff apply?
Florida filing rules and the court’s electronic filing system set the cutoff. This calculator does not verify filing hours or system availability.
Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a)What if the court is inaccessible on the last day?
Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a) and the court’s administrative orders govern an inaccessible clerk’s office. Check the court’s notices. This calculator does not predict a closure.
Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a)Extensions and local rules
Can the court extend this deadline?
The 90-day period may be extended by stipulation of the parties under s. 766.106(4), with the limitation period tolled during … A request does not itself extend the period, and no discretionary extension is calculated here.
Do local rules, standing orders or a scheduling order change the date?
They can. Many courts set their own periods by local rule, standing order or case-specific order, and those control over the national default. This calculator gives the national-rule date only; compare it with any order in the case before relying on it.
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Does this calculator decide whether the rule applies to my case?
No. It calculates a period from the date you provide under the cited rule. It does not decide whether the rule governs your filing, whether an exception applies, or whether the filing has merit. Those questions need separate review.
Can I calculate the deadline without an account?
Yes. Enter the trigger date to see the free national-rule calculation, citation, counting steps and warnings. You can add court context after the result. Missing court review keeps the result provisional.
Results, records and your case
What is included in an Evidence Record?
The retained inputs, result, cited rule, calculation working, warnings and review state. The PDF includes a payload digest and retained-data appendix, and the record can be verified against its fingerprint later. It records the calculation, not a guarantee of legal correctness.
Does saving to a case activate the calendar?
Not automatically. Provisional records remain subject to review. A separately labeled manual date does not alter the original calculation.
Official sources and review
The period and the counting method come from different provisions. The official source is the court’s published rules; the reading links open the rule text at the Legal Information Institute.
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.650(d)(2); Fla. Stat. s. 766.106(3)(a) | Trigger and period |
| Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(a) | Counting, holidays and the last day |
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