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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1271, a bill designed to move more construction defect claims to settlement via mediation, was unanimously approved by its last House Committee, Judiciary, on April 20, 2017. It will now be heard on the House floor when set by the Rules Committee. The Senate companion bill, SB 1164,…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1209 Health Information Transparency — by Brodeur This package was approved by the House Health & Human Services Committee April 20 and can now go to the full House. The Senate bill (CS/SB 1550) is before Senate Appropriations, its last stop before the floor. Here is an April 18…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1397SB 406 Talks are underway to resolve the significant House and Senate differences on implementation of the medical marijuana constitutional amendment and elements of a deal could surface next week, according to House Majority Leader Ray Rodrigues, the House bill sponsor. Rodrigues, R-Fort Myers, confirmed in media interviews that…
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantHB 7011 Health Care Access — by Health Quality Subcommittee031867 — Pigman490511 — Pigman142269 – Pigman440713 — Brodeur A House Health Quality Subcommittee package (CS/HB 7001) implementing telehealth before the recommendations coming this fall from a special task force was approved by the important House Health & Human Services Committee April,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House bill to shield workers’ comp claimant identifying information from claimant’s attorneys to prevent solicitation unanimously passed the House on April 20, 2017. The bill now goes to the Senate for approval. The Senate companion bill, SB 1008, is similar and has one committee left. Thus, passage…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 20, 2017, the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA) bill, HB 307, was approved by the House unanimously and sent to the Senate. The Senate bill is identical to the House bill and has one committee left. The bill:• Increases the FLAHIGA administrative assessment…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1029 allows insurers to give insureds, prospective insureds, or others more advertising or promotional items with a higher value than allowed under current law. The bill was approved unanimously by the full House on April 20, 2017. It now goes to the Senate for consideration and approval. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill requiring the state group health insurance program to implement cost-saving prescription drug formulary management techniques unanimously passed the House on April 20, 2017. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration where there is no Senate companion bill. The bill, HB 993, requires the Department…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 577, a bill designed to update regulation of discount medical plan organizations (DMPOs) passed the House on April 20, 2017. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration. The Senate companion, SB 430, passed its last committee, Appropriations, on April 20, 2017 with one amendment to conform…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The full House unanimously approved the Department of Financial Services (DFS) agency package on April 20, 2017. And, on the same day, the Senate voted the companion bill out of its last committee. Thus, it is very likely the DFS agency bill will pass this year. The…