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CS/HB 1743: Insurance Fraud

GENERAL BILL by Insurance ; Wiles ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cosgrove

Insurance Fraud; applies certain provisions to HMOs; establishes Anti-Fraud Reward Program in Insurance Dept.; provides for rewards under certain circumstances; requires certain HMOs to comply with insurer anti-fraud requirements; extends statute of limitations for certain insurance fraud violations; specifies schedule of criminal penalties for committing insurance fraud; revises penalty for patient brokering, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $250,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on General Government Appropriations (FRC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 312 (Ch. 99-204)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/10/1999 House • Filed
    3/16/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Insurance (CAC); Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00300
    3/25/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance (CAC), 03/29/99, 1:45 pm, Reed Hall
    3/29/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Insurance (CAC) -HJ 00551
    4/8/1999 House • CS read first time on 04/08/99 -HJ 00549
    4/7/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00551
    4/13/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 04/15/99, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
    4/15/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00751
    4/19/1999 House • Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00751
    4/21/1999 House • Withdrawn from Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00673; Now in General Government Appropriations (FRC)
    4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on General Government Appropriations (FRC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 312 (Ch. 99-204)

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  • CS/HB 1743, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:27 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/5/1999 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/8/1999 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/16/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 2516 (c1) Insurance Fraud Rossin Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01628, -SJ 01926; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 312 (Ch. 99-204)
    Location:
    S 312 (e3) Lee Compare Last Action: 5/26/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-204; See also CS/HB 1927 (Ch. 99-393), SB 1832 (Ch. 99-237), CS/SB 2554 (Ch. 99-275)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    455.657 Kickbacks prohibited.
    626.989 Division of Insurance Fraud; definition; investigative, subpoena powers; protection from civil liability; reports to division; division investigator's power to execute warrants and make arrests.
    626.9892
    641.3915
    775.15 Time limitations.
    817.234 False and fraudulent insurance claims.
    817.505 Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties.

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  • HB 1743, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:27 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/21/1999 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    455.657 Kickbacks prohibited.
    626.989 Division of Insurance Fraud; definition; investigative, subpoena powers; protection from civil liability; reports to division; division investigator's power to execute warrants and make arrests.
    626.9892
    641.3915
    775.15 Time limitations.
    817.234 False and fraudulent insurance claims.
    817.505 Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties.

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