FIC: MEWA Reporting Rule Changes Proposed

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Recently, the OIR published a notice that it was amending administrative rules relating to reporting requirements for unlicensed insurance activity by multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWA), labor leasing organizations, and collectively bargained plans.  A copy of the proposed rule changes is attached for your review: 69O-230 MEWA Reporting. The…

FIC: Shared Savings Program Rules Proposed

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The OIR recently published draft rules and forms for the health insurance health shared savings program.  The rules and forms are attached.  A rule workshop on them is set for October 7th at 10:10 am in Tallahassee where the OIR will accept public comment on them. The shared savings…

FIC: Telehealth Update Presented to House Subcommittee

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Health Quality Subcommittee received an update on telehealth implementation from Claudia Kemp, Executive Director of the Florida Board of Medicine, during its meeting on September 18, 2019.  The presentation materials can be located here. Parameters and requirements for telehealth were enacted during the 2019 legislative session in…

OIR: Florida Law Reminder for Early Prescription Refills

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 29, 2019 Contact Info:Karen Kees(850) 413-2515Press@floir.com           Florida Law Reminder for Early Prescription Refills TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following Governor DeSantis’ Executive Order 19-190 expanding the state of emergency to all 67 counties in Florida as the state prepares for Hurricane Dorian, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) issued the following notice…

FIC: New Med Supp Rules Offered By OIR

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel During the Cabinet meeting on July 25, 2019, the Florida Cabinet, sitting as the Financial Services Commission (FSC), authorized the OIR to proceed with changes to rules for Medicare supplement insurance, including creating new rules for Medicare supplement policies with an effective date of coverage on or after January…