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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A rule proposed by the Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) to implement last year’s legislation authorizing first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD without a physical injury will be ratified if HB 983 becomes law. The rule specifies the types of third party injuries that qualify as…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 935 dealing with price transparency in health care contracts with providers is a priority of the House for the 2019 Session and is moving quickly through committee. A recent trend in the Florida Legislature is to enact legislation for more price transparency in health care. Last Session, the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Business groups and the trial bar are sparring over a bill about Florida’s dangerous instrumentality law. Part of the bill will shield companies that lease certain mobile equipment from liability for damages caused by the equipment if the lessee has insurance in the required amounts. The impetus for HB…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee adopted a committee substitute for the vulnerable investor bill during its meeting on March 13, 2019. The committee substitute replaces the originally filed version of the bill. Some in the life insurance community are following this bill closely due to the employee training…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 322 by Sen. Simpson (R) related to health insurance preexisting conditions passed the Rules Committee on March 13, 2019. It was not amended and will now be heard on the floor. The bill generally requires health insurers and HMOs to offer at least one comprehensive major medical policy…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1113 creates a voluntary health shared savings incentive program to allow health insurers and HMOs to provide cash or other incentives to insureds when they obtain shoppable health care services on the insurer’s or HMO’s shared savings incentive list. The shoppable services are those that are non-emergency, including…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1052, one of the two Senate PIP repeal bills, passed its first committee on March 12, 2019. The other Senate PIP repeal bill has not yet been heard in committee. The House PIP repeal bill has also not been heard in committee. SB 1052 by Sen. Lee (R)…