DoingOurPart_FLInsIndustry 4-5-17
DoingOurPart_FLInsIndustry 4-5-17.pdf
FIC: TNC Bill Passes House
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel As expected, the full House approved the TNC regulation bill (HB 221) on April 5, 2017. The vote was 115-0. The bill now goes to the Senate for approval. The Senate bill, which is identical, is scheduled to be heard in its last committee on April 6, 2017. …
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FIC: TNC Bill Heard on House Floor – Moves to A Vote
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The full House heard the TNC regulation bill on April 4, 2017. A delete everything amendment was adopted to conform the House bill to the Senate bill. A technical amendment to the delete everything amendment was also adopted. The House is expected to vote on the bill and…
FIC: 2017 Flood Insurance Bill Clears Another Senate Committee
By: Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantSB 420 Flood Insurance (Brandes)Amendments Filed 601270 [PDF] BrandesH 813 (c1) Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, Senate leader to establish a private flood insurance market in Florida for the last several years, won 7-0 approval in the Senate Community Affairs Committee April 3 of his 2017 iteration. This package (CS/CS/SB 420)…
FIC: Patients Records Bill Expanded to Include Medicaid TPL
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 1550 Florida Center for Health Information and Technology (Artiles)Amendments Filed 944284 [PDF] DE Artiles A study on a system allowing doctors real time access to all of their patient’s health care records is working through House and Senate committees and, probably headed for the two floors. The Senate…
FIC: Drug Synch Bill Moves Through Another Senate Committee
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant CS/SB 800 Medication Synchronization — by BroxsonCS/HB 1191 Medication Synchronization — by Cruz A bill (CS/SB 800) promoting partial refills and synchronization of prescription drugs continues through Senate committees. It was approved April 3 by the Senate Health Policy Committee with no amendments. Approved by Banking & Insurance earlier and…
FIC: Attorney Fees Omitted From Rates In Bill Approved By Committee
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 3, 2017, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously approved a delete everything amendment (#164156) that prohibits attorney fees paid under the one-way attorney fee statute and paid in workers’ compensation from being included in rates. SB 1684 has no House companion. It was opposed by the…
FIC: Revised Senate Package Authorizes Five New Medical Marijuana Licenses
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 406 Compassionate Use of Low-THC Cannabis and Marijuana (Bradley) Medical marijuana treatment center licenses would be increased from the current seven to at least 12, with a system established for additional licenses as the patient count grows, under a bill approved April 3 by the Senate Heath Policy Committee.…
FIC: Workers Comp Bill Approved by Senate Committee
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel After spending only 20 minutes on workers’ comp, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee passed the comp reform bill on April 3, 2017 with a vote of 7-1. Sen. Gainer, a Republican car dealer from the Panhandle, was the only “no” vote. The short period of time spent on…