General Bill
Workers' Compensation:
With regard to workers' compensation, provides for employer's and carrier's responsibilities for production of documents; requires a written explanation if benefits are denied; provides for waiver of employee confidentiality with regard to medical records and reports; requires certain medical reports to include specified information; provides conditions for independent medical examinations; provides for claims and termination or suspension of claims for medical benefits in compensability admitted cases; provides for requests for authorization of medical treatment or testing in such cases; provides procedures and sanctions when an employees fails or refuses to attend a medical appointment; revises membership of panel to include the Chief Financial Officer; requires the employee to provide certain information in a petition for benefits; specifies circumstances under which attendant care services may be suspended or terminated and provides for notice thereof; establishes procedures for disputes regarding average weekly wage and corresponding compensation rate; revises provisions relating to temporary total disability benefits; provides for notice of termination of benefits and objections thereto; provides conditions for suspension or termination of catastrophic temporary total disability benefits and objections thereto; provides for hearings; requires earned income reports to the Department of Insurance, employer, and carrier; provides conditions for an employee's return to work; provides conditions for termination of temporary partial disability benefits and objections thereto; provides conditions for termination of permanent impairment benefits and objections thereto; provides for hearings; provides conditions for termination of supplemental benefits and objections thereto; provides conditions for termination of permanent total disability benefits and objections thereto; provides for hearings; requires an employee who has applied for social security benefits to notify the employer or carrier within a specified time period; provides procedures in circumstances when a miscalculation of benefits is alleged; requires certain information to be provided with a petition for benefits in cases of death; provides conditions for denial of death benefits; provides circumstances for denial of benefits as a result of the tolling of the statute of limitations; repeals the Employee Assistance and Ombudsman Office; provides for a stay pending criminal investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud; requires additional information to be provided in an answer to a petition for benefits; provides for extension of time by which to file an answer; provides procedures for expedited hearings; provides for mediation conferences; revises provisions relating to procedures for mediation and hearings; provides for state and private mediation conferences; provides that mediators in state mediation conferences be selected by the Chief Judge of Compensation Claims; provides for pretrial hearings; provides for consolidation of specified petitions for benefits; provides procedures relating to discovery; provides procedures for resolving disputes between carriers; provides for applicability of the Code of Judicial Conduct to the Chief Judge of Compensation Claims and deletes references to the Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims; reorganizes the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims to provide for expiration of the term of the Deputy Chief Judge and the creation of the position of Chief Judge; requires the Chief Judge to report to the Secretary of Management Services; removes an exception regarding who may serve on the nominating commission; provides responsibilities of The Florida Bar with regard to the conduct of the Chief Judge; requires The Florida Bar Rules Committee to promulgate the Workers' Compensation Rules of Procedure; provides conditions for additional rehabilitation temporary total disability benefits, denial of said benefits, and objections thereto.
Effective Date:
This act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Event:
Died in Committee on Insurance on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM
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Bill #:
HB 1837
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Subject:
Workers' Compensation
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H Died in Committee on Insurance
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Time:
05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Insurance
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H Bill referred to Insurance
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Time:
03/07/2003 - 4:16 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Insurance
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H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/04/2003 - 10:30 AM
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H File timely
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Time:
03/03/2003 - 7:44 PM
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Member:
Ross
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Other Bill Citations
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112.3145
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HB 1803
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120.65
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121.055
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HB 443,
HB 1007,
HB 1575,
HB 1627,
HB 1803
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216.251
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HB 443,
HB 1803
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440.02
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HB 163 ,
HB 637 CS,
HB 1247,
HB 1409,
HB 1539,
HB 1655,
HB 1803,
HB 1837
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440.021
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440.105
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HB 1803,
HB 1837
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440.115
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440.125
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440.13
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HB 163 ,
HB 743 CS,
HB 1337 CS,
HB 1409,
HB 1539,
HB 1655,
HB 1837
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440.131
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440.1312
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440.1313
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440.1314
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440.1315
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440.134
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HB 163 ,
HB 743 CS,
HB 1409,
HB 1539,
HB 1803,
HB 1837
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440.14
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HB 163 ,
HB 927,
HB 1803,
HB 1837
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440.145
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440.15
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HB 163 ,
HB 1007,
HB 1409,
HB 1539,
HB 1655,
HB 1827,
HB 1837
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440.1501
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440.15015
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440.1502
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440.1503
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440.1504
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440.1505
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440.1506
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440.1507
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440.1508
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440.16
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HB 1409,
HB 1539,
HB 1655,
HB 1837
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440.1855
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440.191
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440.1915
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440.192
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HB 163 ,
HB 1837
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440.1927
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440.20
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HB 163 ,
HB 831 CS,
HB 1007,
HB 1337 CS,
HB 1409,
HB 1761 CS,
HB 1837
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440.207
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440.25
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HB 163 ,
HB 1409,
HB 1539,
HB 1837
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440.255
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440.28
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440.29
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HB 163 ,
HB 1409
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440.291
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440.292
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440.293
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440.295
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440.42
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HB 1837
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440.44
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HB 1337 CS
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440.442
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440.45
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HB 163 ,
HB 1409,
HB 1539
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440.47
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440.49
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HB 1803,
HB 1837
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440.491
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HB 1837
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440.50
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HB 1803
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440.51
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HB 163 ,
HB 1041,
HB 1803
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631.929
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946.523
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HB 1837
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948.03
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HB 725 CS,
HB 943,
HB 1929
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960.13
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985.21
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985.231
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HB 1741,
HB 1933
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985.315
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HB 1837
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