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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Entities allowed to form a public housing authority self-insurance fund (SIF) are expanded under a bill heard on the Senate floor on May 2, 2017. The bill, HB 421, passed the House on April 26, 2017 and was sent to the Senate for consideration and approval. When the Senate…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 26, 2017, the Florida House passed the Department of Financial Services (DFS) insolvency package, HB 837. The Senate took up the bill on May 2, 2017, substituted the House bill for the Senate bill, and did not amend the House bill. The Senate is expected to vote…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant It is down to one final vote before the medication synchronization bill goes to Governor Rick Scott. The House on May 2 substituted the Senate-passed legislation (CS/CS/SB 800) for its bill (HB 1191). House members can give the bill final approval and a trip to Scott’s desk when they next…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1397 E1746323 – RodrieguesSB 406 The Florida House May 2 approved 105-9 legislation implementing the medical marijuana amendment adopted by state voters last November, including 10 new licenses for marijuana producers over the next 14 months. There are no caps on the number of dispensing storefronts, but this could…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The House May 2 approved 119-0 the Department of Financial Services’ package (HB 1007 E1) to enhance the insurance fraud fight and an accompanying public records confidentiality bill (HB 1009). Because the House and Senate bills are significantly different, an agreement for the content of the bills must be worked…
Attention: Self-Insurers, Insurers, Claim Administrators, and Medical Service Providers An update to 69L-30, Florida Administrative Code (Expert Medical Advisors) will become effective May 18, 2017. See the following page of the Florida Administrative Register for more information. https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=69L-30
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1107127786 – by PerryS 1008 (c2) The Florida Senate May 1 dug in its heels for the Senate iteration of a public records exemption package (HB 1107) intended to protect workers’ compensation claimant information from attorneys for solicitation purposes. The Senate had a chance to take up the House-passed…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House is poised to pass the substantive DFS fraud bill, HB 1007, and a public records bill relating to the DFS fraud bill, HB 1009, the next time they are in Session which is May 2, 2017. An amendment relating to HMOs selling Medicare Advantage plans was added…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Two Senate bills containing auto insurance provisions cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 1, 2017. SB 1118, which is the Florida Department of Transportation agency package, contains language requiring autonomous vehicles used by TNCs to be covered by auto insurance in the same amounts as that required for…
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2017Contact: Katie Betta. (850) 487-5229 Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Broad-Based Tax Relief PackageBack-To-School Sales Tax Holiday, Sales Tax Exemption for Feminine Hygiene Products, Lower Business Rent Tax Tallahassee–The Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Senator Jack Latvala (R-Clearwater) today passed House Bill (HB) 7109, Taxation. The legislation will deliver…