SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1092
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 813998
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11 Senator Campbell moved the following amendment to amendment
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19 3. Allowable amounts that may be charged to a personal
20 injury protection insurance insurer and insured for medically
21 necessary nerve conduction testing when done in conjunction
22 with a needle electromyography procedure and both are
23 performed and billed solely by a physician licensed under
24 chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461 who is
25 also certified by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic
26 Medicine or by a board recognized by the American Board of
27 Medical Specialties or the American Osteophathic Association
28 or who holds diplomate status with the American Chiropractic
29 Neurology Board or its predecessors shall not exceed 200
30 percent of the allowable amount under Medicare Part B for year
31 2001, for the area in which the treatment was rendered,
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1 adjusted annually by an additional amount equal to the medical
2 Consumer Price Index for Florida.
3 4. Allowable amounts that may be charged to a personal
4 injury protection insurance insurer and insured for medically
5 necessary nerve conduction testing that does not meet the
6 requirements of subparagraph 3. shall not exceed the
7 applicable fee schedule or other payment methodology
8 established pursuant to s. 440.13.
9 5. Effective upon this act becoming a law and before
10 November 1, 2001, allowable amounts that may be charged to a
11 personal injury protection insurance insurer and insured for
12 magnetic resonance imaging services shall not exceed 200
13 percent of the allowable amount under Medicare Part B for year
14 2001, for the area in which the treatment was rendered.
15 Beginning November 1, 2001, allowable amounts that may be
16 charged to a personal injury protection insurance insurer and
17 insured for magnetic resonance imaging services shall not
18 exceed 175 percent of the allowable amount under Medicare Part
19 B for year 2001, for the area in which the treatment was
20 rendered, adjusted annually by an additional amount equal to
21 the medical Consumer Price Index for Florida, except that
22 allowable amounts that may be charged to a personal injury
23 protection insurance insurer and insured for magnetic
24 resonance imaging services provided in facilities accredited
25 by the American College of Radiology or the Joint Commission
26 on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations shall not exceed
27 200 percent of the allowable amount under Medicare Part B for
28 year 2001, for the area in which the treatment was rendered,
29 adjusted annually by an additional amount equal to the medical
30 Consumer Price Index for Florida. This paragraph does not
31 apply to charges for magnetic resonance imaging services and
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1 nerve conduction testing for inpatients and emergency services
2 services and nerve conduction testing for inpatients and
3 emergency services and care as defined in chapter 395 rendered
4 by facilities licensed under chapter 395.
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