Florida House Bill 1069 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 if balance to provider is outstanding; requires medical or health care services to be medically necessary in order to be recoverable; specifies that certain evidence shall be considered in determining amounts customarily accepted; provides for reduction of awards under specified provisions.

Damages for Medical or Health Care Services

Rep. Larry Metz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-09		Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2012-01-10		Introduced -HJ 104
2011-12-28		Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 104
2011-12-16		Filed

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1069
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1069/BillText/Filed/PDF