FL H0587 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
Limits recovery of damages for medical or health care services to amounts actually paid if no balance to provider is outstanding; limits recovery of such damages to amounts customarily accepted by providers in same geographic area, with certain exclusions, if balance to provider is outstanding; requires medical or health care services to be medically necessary in order to be recoverable; provides that lack of medical necessity is affirmative defense in action for nonpayment; specifies that certain evidence shall be considered in determining amounts customarily accepted; provides for reduction of awards under specified provisions.
Title
Damages for Medical or Health Care Services
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2013-05-03 | House | Died in Judiciary Committee |
2013-03-05 | House | CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time |
2013-03-05 | House | Introduced |
2013-02-28 | House | Now in Judiciary Committee |
2013-02-28 | House | CS referred to Judiciary Committee |
2013-02-28 | House | Original reference(s) removed: Health Innovation Subcommittee |
2013-02-27 | House | Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) |
2013-02-20 | House | CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 |
2013-02-13 | House | On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/20/13, 11:30 am, 404 HOB |
2013-02-12 | House | Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Innovation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee |
2013-02-01 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S1402 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Judiciary