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FL H1019
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/25/2011
Primary Sponsor
Clay Ford
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AI Summary
- Reduces minimum general liability insurance requirements for lead community-based providers and subcontractors from $1 million per claim/$3 million aggregate to $500,000 per claim/$1.5 million aggregate
- Decreases net economic damages limits from $1 million per claim to $500,000 per claim, with new aggregate caps of $1.5 million per incident and $2 million total across all providers involved in same incident
- Reduces noneconomic damages limits from unspecified prior amounts to $200,000 per claim and $500,000 per incident, with new $1 million aggregate cap across all providers in same incident
- Eliminates 5% annual cost-of-living adjustment to damage limits that was previously required
- Provides immunity from tort liability for the Department of Children and Family Services for acts or omissions of lead community-based providers, subcontractors, and their employees; prohibits department from requiring providers to indemnify it or name it as additional insured
Legislative Description
Foster Care Providers
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee3/3/2011
Full Bill Text
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