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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate created a healthcare train on May 3, 2017 on HB 7117 by adding multiple bills to HB 7117. HB 7117 initially only dealt with Medicaid managed care and was sent by the House to the Senate as a Medicaid managed care bill, but the bill was expanded…
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantHB 813 (e1) It is the House’s turn to decide whether to accept its bill promoting private flood insurance as an option to the NFIP as rewritten by the Senate or refuse, forcing further negotiations even though the regular session is rapidly winding down. The Senate May 3 passed 31-0 the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On May 3, 2017, the Senate added provisions regulating sidewalk drones/personal delivery devices (PDDs) to the House airborne drone bill, HB 1027. One of the PDD provisions added relates to insurance. This provision requires a PDD operator to maintain an insurance policy that provides general liability coverage of at…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant Legislation protecting sensitive workers’ compensation insurance claims information from attorneys for solicitation purposes passed the House 120-0 May 3 and will be going to Governor Rick Scott. The House agreed to accept a somewhat different Senate version because the differences were more style than substance, said Rep. Ben Albritton. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) clean up package, HB 925, returned to the House on May 3, 2017 so the House can consider the changes made to the bill by the Senate. If they approve the changes, the amended bill will go to Governor Scott for signature. …
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The medication synchronization bill (CS/CS/SB 800) affording Floridians “more predictability and convenience” when they pick up prescription drugs won 120-0 final approval from the House May 3 and will go to Governor Rick Scott. The legislation “is aimed at giving Floridians, especially the elderly and chronically ill, more predictability and…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Entities allowed to form a public housing authority self-insurance fund (SIF) are expanded under a bill passed by the Senate on May 3, 2017 with a vote of 36-0. The bill, HB 421, passed the House on April 26, 2017. The bill now goes to Governor Scott for consideration. …
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Department of Financial Services (DFS) insolvency package, HB 837, passed the Legislature on May 3, 2017 and will now be sent to the Governor for approval. The House passed the bill on April 26, 2017 and the Senate passed it on May 3, 2017. The bill is…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 26, 2017, the House unanimously passed HB 911, the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill and sent it to the Senate for consideration. The Senate heard the bill on the floor on May 3, 2017, and substituted the House bill for the Senate bill as the bills…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 307 related to the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA or Association) passed the House on April 20, 2017 and was sent to the Senate for consideration and approval. The Senate considered the bill on the floor on May 3, 2017 and amended it. The…