HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 1803
Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Representative(s) Melvin, Ross, and Waters offered the
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14 Amendment (with directory language amendment)
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19 (2)(a)(b) Effective January 1, 1997, The employer may
20 shall, subject to the terms and limitations specified
21 elsewhere in this section and chapter, furnish to the employee
22 solely through managed care arrangements such medically
23 necessary remedial treatment, care, and attendance for such
24 period as the nature of the injury or the process of recovery
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26 (b)(a) The agency shall authorize an insurer to offer
27 or utilize a workers' compensation managed care arrangement
28 after the insurer files a completed application along with the
29 payment of a $1,000 application fee, and upon the agency's
30 being satisfied that the applicant has the ability to provide
31 quality of care consistent with the prevailing professional
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 1803
Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)
1 standards of care and the insurer and its workers'
2 compensation managed care arrangement otherwise meets the
3 requirements of this section. No insurer may offer or utilize
4 a managed care arrangement without such authorization. The
5 authorization, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall
6 automatically expire 2 years after the date of issuance unless
7 renewed by the insurer. The authorization shall be renewed
8 upon application for renewal and payment of a renewal fee of
9 $1,000, provided that the insurer is in compliance with the
10 requirements of this section and any rules adopted hereunder.
11 An application for renewal of the authorization shall be made
12 90 days prior to expiration of the authorization, on forms
13 provided by the agency. The renewal application shall not
14 require the resubmission of any documents previously filed
15 with the agency if such documents have remained valid and
16 unchanged since their original filing.
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20 And the directory language is amended as follows:
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25 Section 12. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2)
26 of section 440.134, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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