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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 23, 2020, HB 437 unanimously passed its last committee without amendment. It will now be heard on the House floor when set by the Rules Committee. The bill allows, but not require, workers’ compensation carriers to use a licensed nurse registry to place authorized compensable…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 540, dealing with FIGA and FWCIGA, unanimously passed its second (of three) Senate committee on January 22, 2020. The bill was not amended. It is supported by FIGA and FWCIGA and is substantially similar to a bill that passed the House last year, but not the Senate. There…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1189, the House bill banning the use of genetic testing ban by life and long-term care insurers, unanimously passed its last committee on January 23, 2020. And, later that day, the Rules Committee chaired by Rep. Sprowls (R), the bill sponsor, set the bill to be heard on…