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By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 421 Public Housing Authority Insurance — by Shaw Entities allowed to form a public housing authority self-insurance fund (SIF) are expanded under a bill scheduled for approval by the full House April 26. The bill came to the House floor for the first time on April 25. There were…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 25, 2017, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the omnibus adjuster licensing and regulation bill, SB 922 after adopting a delete everything amendment to remove the bill’s provisions requiring licensing of adjusting firms consistent with licensing of insurance agencies is also required by the bill. The bill sponsor…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 25, 2017, the Senate medical marijuana bill, SB 406, passed its last committee. Although it was amended in committee, none of the amendments dealt with insurance. In fact, there is nothing about insurance coverage for medical marijuana in the bill. The House bill also does not address…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate added its personal delivery drone bill, SB 460, to SB 832, another drone bill, in the Rules Committee on April 25, 2017. The personal delivery drone language added to SB 832 authorizes the operation of personal delivery devices (PDDs) unless prohibited by local ordinance. The language…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 25, 2017, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the direct primary care bill, SB 240 with one amendment related to Medicaid managed care as described below. The bill will be heard on the Senate floor when set by the Rules Committee. The House has already passed their…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate Appropriations Committee passed the substantive DFS fraud bill, SB 1012, and a public records bill relating to the DFS fraud bill, SB 1014, on April 25, 2017. This was the last committee stop for both bills, so they will be heard on the Senate floor when set…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1421 Property Insurance Assignment Agreements — by Grant (J)Amendments Filed 702957 [PDF] Jenne(Information from FIC lobbyist Greenberg Traurig was used in this report) The Florida House rejected April 25 a one-year rate freeze on homeowners insurance rates and a 6.5 percent rate rollback next year as it prepared to…
By: Greenberg Traurig, FIC Lobbyist Telehealth Advisory Council – Orlando, FL Friday, April 21, 201712:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Meeting Material:Agenda Meeting Materials Transforming Health Care American Telemedicine Association Telehealth: School-Based Programs Panel Discussion: Nassau County Health Department – Dr. Eugenia SeidelDr. Seidel discussed efforts of the Nassau County Health Department (“NCHD”) to increase oral…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Language expanding workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters diagnosed with cancer has been put on multiple bills in the Senate. The bills do not all have identical language. Language dealing with firefighters diagnosed with cancer is not currently on any House bills that are moving. The provisions in each…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant CS SB 1768 Public Records/Medical Payments Coverage and Liability Motor Vehicle Insurance Policies/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles — by LeeAmendments Filed 747482 [PDF] Lee (T) A public records exemption bill which would be essential if the Legislature repealed PIP and enacted mandatory BI passed the Senate Government…