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By: Meenan Law, FIC Lobbyist Joy Ryan from Meenan Law attended the OIR rule hearing on October 10, 2019 on proposed changes to administrative rules relating to Medicare Supplemental Policy compliance with MACRA (Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015) and provided this report. The OIR held a rule hearing on October 10,…
By: Meenan Law, FIC lobbyist Joy Ryan attended the OIR rule workshop held on Oct. 7 for the Shared Savings rule and provided the following report of the workshop. Forms and rule are attached. Comments are due Oct. 16. 2019 69O-240.001, .002 (with forms) 2019 Form OIR-B2-2215 OIR staff in attendance: Bureau Chief John…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Recently, the OIR published a notice that it was amending administrative rules relating to reporting requirements for unlicensed insurance activity by multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWA), labor leasing organizations, and collectively bargained plans. A copy of the proposed rule changes is attached for your review: 69O-230 MEWA Reporting. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On October 4, 2019, the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) held a rate hearing on NCCI’s proposed 5.4% rate decrease for workers’ compensation effective January 1, 2020. The OIR will now further review the rate filing and public testimony on it and issue a decision at a later date.…
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2019 Contact Information: Karen Kees, (850) 413-2515, press@floir.com National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Public Rate Hearing WHO: National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) WHAT: The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) will conduct a public hearing to discuss NCCI’s proposed overall statewide average workers’ compensation premium decrease…