Senate Bill 1348
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Florida Senate - 1998 SB 1348 (Corrected Copy)
By Senator Brown-Waite
10-1243A-98
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to rulemaking authority of the
3 Agency for Health Care Administration (RAB);
4 amending s. 440.134, F.S.; directing the agency
5 to adopt rules relating to workers'
6 compensation managed care arrangements;
7 providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsection (25) is added to section
12 440.134, Florida Statutes, to read:
13 440.134 Workers' compensation managed care
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15 (25) The agency shall adopt rules that specify:
16 (a) Procedures for authorization and examination of
17 workers' compensation managed-care arrangements by the agency.
18 (b) Requirements and procedures for authorization of
19 workers' compensation arrangement provider networks and
20 procedures for the agency to grant exceptions from
21 accessibility of services.
22 (c) Requirements and procedures for case management,
23 utilization management, and peer review.
24 (d) Requirements and procedures for quality assurance
25 and medical records.
26 (e) Requirements and procedures for dispute
27 resolution.
28 (f) Requirements and procedures for employee and
29 provider education.
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Florida Senate - 1998 SB 1348 (Corrected Copy)
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1 (g) Requirements and procedures for reporting data
2 regarding grievances, return-to-work outcomes, and provider
3 networks.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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8 SENATE SUMMARY
9 Directs the Agency for Health Care Administration to
adopt rules specifying requirements and procedures that
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arrangements.
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