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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel During its meeting on September 17, 2019, the House Health & Human Services Committee received an update on the health insurance market from Craig Wright, Deputy Insurance Commissioner, Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). Mr. Wright’s presentation can be found here. After presenting a very broad overview of the responsibilities…
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…
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…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel During the Cabinet meeting on July 25, 2019, the Florida Cabinet, sitting as the Financial Services Commission (FSC), approved the OIR to move forward with numerous rule changes for supplemental insurance policies. According to the information provided to the Cabinet on the changes, Rule 69O-149.005 is being amended…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On June 27, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed HB 7067. The bill required the Department of Health to charge a $150 initial registration fee and $150 biennial renewal fee for out-of-state health care professionals providing health care to Florida residents via telehealth. In his veto letter, Governor DeSantis stated…