CS/CS/HB 967 (2011) -  Personal Injury Protection Insurance

General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Insurance & Banking Subcommittee and Horner and Boyd (CO-SPONSORS) Albritton; Baxley; Broxson; Logan; Van Zant
Personal Injury Protection Insurance: Provides circuit court has exclusive original jurisdiction involving challenges to arbitration under No-Fault Law; requires requests for disclosure to be by certified mail; requires insured to comply with policy as condition precedent to benefits; revises references to Medicare Part B; requires insurer to notify provider of improperly completed form & provide opportunity to complete form; requires assignee of benefits to cooperate; requires provider assigned benefits to submit to examination under oath; requires provider to produce certain knowledgeable individuals for examination; requires certain records to be provided by claimants; authorizes methods for recording examinations; provides certain actions by insurer are unfair & deceptive trade practice; subjects insurers to penalties for unfair & deceptive trade practice; creates presumption relating to failing to appear; specifies examination is condition precedent to benefits; limits amount of recoverable attorney's fees; prohibits use of contingency risk multiplier; authorizes binding arbitration to resolve dispute; provides arbitration requirements & procedures; provides for recovery of attorney's fees & responsibility costs; provides for judicial challenge of arbitration; provides scope of review; prohibits interest during litigation of challenge.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Event: Died in Health & Human Services Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2011-174) on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1087 Subject: Insurance Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 1411 Subject: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1252 Subject: Insurance Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1694 Subject: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1930 Subject: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 4/24/2011 5:49:57 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/25/2011 11:37:21 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/22/2011 1:48:06 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee 3/18/2011 6:46:03 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee 3/15/2011 11:17:25 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health & Human Services Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1087 (Ch. 2011-174) Time: 05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c2
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H PCSMB added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda Time: 04/24/2011 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c2
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/28/2011 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c2
Event: H Referred to Economic Affairs Committee Time: 03/28/2011 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: c2
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/28/2011 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/25/2011 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/25/2011 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/25/2011 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/25/2011 - 11:38 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/23/2011 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/21/2011 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/21/2011 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/21/2011 - 10:31 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Economic Affairs Committee Time: 03/21/2011 - 10:31 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/21/2011 - 10:31 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/21/2011 - 10:31 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/21/2011 - 8:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/21/2011 - 8:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 03/18/2011 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 03/16/2011 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/14/2011 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Economic Affairs Committee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/23/2011 - 4:14 PM Member: Horner Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
26.012 CS/SB 1694*
627.4137 CS/HB 1087*, CS/CS/SB 1252, CS/SB 1694*, CS/SB 1930
627.428
627.7311
627.736 CS/CS/HB 119*, CS/HB 1411, CS/SB 1694, CS/SB 1736, CS/SB 1930

(*) Not the latest version