Florida House Bill 1007 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Clarifies factors considered in determining major contributing cause; authorizes collection & testing of blood & urine samples upon request; provides immunity; provides for payment of medical bills regardless of test results; provides for post-accident drug testing; authorizes use of drug test results by employers that comply with material provisions of drug-free workplace requirements; revises time within which carriers must authorize an alternative physician; revises requirements related to treatment reassessment when controlled substances are proscribed; provides that certain benefits shall not be awarded when an employee is capable of performing light-duty work; provides that all preexisting conditions & injuries are subject to apportionment; authorizes advance payment of compensation only for compensable injuries; provides methodology for repayment of advances made by self-insured employers.

Workers' Compensation

Rep. Dave Hood [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)
2014-03-07	House	On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/11/14, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall --Temporarily deferred
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-02-28	House	Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
2014-02-19	House	Filed

H0271 (Similar To) 2014-06-13 - Chapter No. 2014-109
S0444 (Similar To) 2014-04-29 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)
S1214 (Same As) 2014-05-02 - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
440	09		Amended Code	See Bill Text
440	102		Amended Code	See Bill Text
440	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
440	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
440	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1007
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1007/BillText/Filed/PDF