HB 1271 (2016) -  Damages Recoverable for the Cost of Medical or Health Care Services

by Fant
Provides for calculation of damages for certain medical or health care services paid or owed by claimant or governmental or commercial insurance payor; provides that individual contracts between providers & licensed commercial insurers or licensed HMOs are not subject to discovery or disclosure & not admissible in certain actions; provides that amount of lien or subrogation claim asserted by Medicaid, Medicare, or payor regulated under Florida Insurance Code for certain past medical expenses, in addition to amount of copayments or deductibles payable by claimant, is maximum amount recoverable & admissible into evidence; provides applicability.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

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Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/15/2016 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/15/2016 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/15/2016 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/08/2016 - 2:25 PM Member: Fant Committee: Version: __

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768.755 SB 1474