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FL S1068

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2011

Primary Sponsor

Alan Hays

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Revises Division of Consumer Services duties to clarify functions regulated by the Office of Insurance Regulation and removes discretionary language regarding administrative penalties, making penalties mandatory for failure to respond to consumer complaints within 20 days.

  • Amends State Risk Management Trust Fund premium calculations to include "loss prevention results" alongside actual losses when determining retrospective rating arrangements for state agency premiums.

  • Requires Division of Risk Management to conduct annual analysis of agency return-to-work programs beginning January 1, 2012, including performance metrics, benchmarks, and year-to-year performance changes in its annual report to the Governor and Legislature.

  • Mandates state agencies with more than 6,000 full-time employees covered by State Risk Management Trust Fund establish return-to-work programs for injured workers, with goal of enabling employees to return to work within physician-established functional limitations.

  • Establishes prescription medication reimbursement rules for repackaged or relabeled drugs using the original manufacturer's average wholesale price plus $4.18 dispensing fee, capped at the amount payable for the non-repackaged drug.

  • Requires unencumbered and undisbursed funds from the Workers' Compensation Administration Trust Fund appropriated to specified state agencies to revert to the trust fund by June 30 or September 30 each year.

Legislative Description

Department of Financial Services

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Banking and Insurance3/1/2011

Full Bill Text

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