SB 1402 & HB 7073-Relating to Ratification of Department of Financial Services Rule
On Tuesday, March 8th, SB 1402, relating to Ratification of Department of Financial Services Rule, by Senator David Simmons (R-Longwood) was substituted for its House companion, HB 7073, by the House Rulemaking Oversight & Repeal Subcommittee and Rep. Lake Ray (R-Jacksonville), read for a third time on the House floor and passed by a vote of 116 yeas to 0 nays.

SB 1402 addresses adoption of the current version of the Florida Worker's Compensation Healthcare Provider Reimbursement Manual. This manual has not been adopted or updated since 2008, leaving Florida well behind every other state in the amount of reimbursement it pays to healthcare providers for the treatment of injured workers.

SB 1402 bill will now go to the desk of Governor Scott to be signed into law.

AIF supports legislation that will keep Florida’s Workers’ Compensation system a stable and self-executing mechanism that benefits both injured workers and Florida’s employers.