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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation recently summarized the status of implementation of federal health care reform at a meeting of the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board. Michelle Robleto, the OIR’s Deputy Commissioner overseeing life and health insurance, provided the update. The OIR’s summary began with a recap of the new law, including the reforms […]
Office of Insurance Regulation, Insurance Regulation News, Governor Rick Scott, Health Care
Governor Rick Scott has signed HB 1101 into law, and it has become Chapter Law 2012-151. This is the insurance “train” bill that picked up a wide variety of insurance-related measures as it progressed through the 2012 regular legislative sesion. The new law is varied in its impact on the Florida Insurance Code. It contains […]
Governor Rick Scott was presented with several insurance-related bills on Friday, perhaps most notably including the bill reforming Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) laws. These bills passed during the recent legislative session. The Governor has 15 days from receipt of the bills to decide whether to sign them into law, allow them to become law […]
Governor Rick Scott has signed HB 7055 into law restoring the Governor’s ability to directing rulemaking at agencies under his control. The legislature passed the bill this year in response to the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Whiley v. Scott. That case arose from the Governor’s first official act when he took office, which was […]
The Florida Association of Counties announced this week that it would challenge HB 5301, which passed in the recent legislative session and has been signed into law by Governor Rick Scott. Three counties (Pasco, Manatee and Leon) have indicated they will join the association’s suit and other counties also are expected to do so. The counties […]
Medicaid, Governor Rick Scott, Agency for Health Care Administration
The House version of a plan to reform Florida’s personal injury protection laws has cleared the House of Representatives’ Civil Justic Subcommittee by a 10-5 vote. The next scheduled stop for the bill is the Economic Affairs Committee. The House proposal (HB 119) is a 109-page bill making a number of changes designed to curb […]
The holiday season always seems to pass too quickly. After an extended period of unwinding and spending time with families and friends, the new year always brings an abrupt end to this relaxed pace as we return to work, children return to school and we pick up where we left off. This will especially be […]
