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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…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate stranger oriented life insurance (STOLI) bill, SB 1600, cleared another committee hurdle on April 20, 2017 when the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved it with four amendments described below. The bill is now its last committee, Rules. The STOLI bill is a priority of the FIC Life…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate Appropriations Committee approved SB 800, the medication synchronization bill, on April 20, 2017 with one amendment. The bill has now cleared all its committees and will be heard on the Senate floor when set by the Rules Committee. The House companion bill, HB 1191 , is virtually…
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantSB 102 Payment of Health Care Claims — by Steube321438H 579 (c1) The Senate Rules Committee on April 19 passed and cleared for the full Senate legislation banning retroactive denial of health insurance claims once authorization is given to doctors. The Florida Insurance Council has been warning that responsible policyholders would…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant Senate workers comp package sponsor Rob Bradley predicted to the Senate Rules Committee April 19 that Senate and House negotiators will bridge differences on attorneys fees and hospital reimbursements and produce a solid agreement with significant reductions in workers’ comp costs. He spoke as the Rules Committee approved the Bradley…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House flood insurance bill (HB 813 ) passed its last committee, House Commerce, on April 19, 2017 with one amendment. The bill will now be heard on the House floor when set by the Rules Committee. The Senate companion, SB 420, also passed its last committee hearing on…
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantSB 182 Consumer Protection from Nonmedical Changes to Prescription Drug Formularies (Mayfield) Legislation (CS/CS/SB 182) freezing prescription drug formularies during the 12-month contract year won easy approval in the Senate Rules Committee April 19 and will now go to the full Senate at the discretion of Senate Leadership. Forty doctor and…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House bill to shield workers’ comp claimant identifying information from claimant’s attorneys to prevent solicitation is ready for a floor vote after having its first floor hearing on April 19, 2017. The House should vote on the bill on April 20th. The Senate companion bill, SB 1008,…
By: Greenberg Traurig, FIC Lobbyist The House approved HB 1063 by Rep. Erin Grall (R-Vero Beach) on a vote of 89 to 29 this afternoon, and it will now go to the Senate. An amendment adopted yesterday on Second Reading moved the implementation date for PIP repeal from January 1, 2018 to July 1, 2018.…