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FL H0583

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2017

Primary Sponsor

Julian Fant

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates Florida Statutes section 768.755 establishing rules for calculating medical and health care damages in personal injury and wrongful death actions

  • Limits recoverable damages to the actual amount paid to providers by claimants or insurance payors, excluding differences between billed and actual amounts paid

  • Prohibits discovery, disclosure, and admission into evidence of individual contracts between health care providers and licensed commercial insurers or health maintenance organizations

  • Allows Medicaid, Medicare, or Florida Insurance Code-regulated payors to recover lien and subrogation claims for past medical expenses up to the maximum of their asserted amount plus any copayments or deductibles owed by the claimant

  • Applies only to personal injury or wrongful death actions arising on or after the act's effective date and does not affect compensation paid directly to providers

Legislative Description

Damages Recoverable for the Cost of Medical or Health Care Services

Last Action

Died in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee

5/5/2017

Committee Referrals

Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee2/9/2017

Full Bill Text

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