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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House direct primary care bill (HB 161) was taken up by the Senate on May 4, 2017. The Senate added numerous other bad health care bills to the direct primary care bill. Thus, the bill will bounce back to the House for consideration of the new provisions.…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate created a healthcare train on May 3, 2017 on HB 7117 by adding multiple bills to HB 7117. HB 7117 initially only dealt with Medicaid managed care and was sent by the House to the Senate as a Medicaid managed care bill, but the bill was expanded…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The medication synchronization bill (CS/CS/SB 800) affording Floridians “more predictability and convenience” when they pick up prescription drugs won 120-0 final approval from the House May 3 and will go to Governor Rick Scott. The legislation “is aimed at giving Floridians, especially the elderly and chronically ill, more predictability and…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 307 related to the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA or Association) passed the House on April 20, 2017 and was sent to the Senate for consideration and approval. The Senate considered the bill on the floor on May 3, 2017 and amended it. The…
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…
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: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Legislation expanding MyFloridaRx, the state Internet site allowing consumers to compare prices for prescription drugs, was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 1, 2017. SB 888 requires the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to list on its website retail drug prices, by pharmacy, for a…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant The House, by a 117-0 vote on April 28,completed legislative approval of a bill (CS/CS/SB 1124) expediting the expansion and updating of Florida’s newborn screening standards as federal standards change. The House on April 27 took up the Senate-passed version (CS/CS/SB 1124) in lieu of its bill. The House passed…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1397171781 – by RodriguesSB 406 A revised House plan implementing the medical marijuana constitutional amendment drops a 90-day minimum doctor/patient relationship and moves the House much closer to the Senate and a final agreement before the Legislature adjourns May 5. In another concession to the Senate, House members authorized vaporizing and…