The Florida Senate

HB 1179: Workers' Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Ross

Workers' Compensation; provides for employer's & carrier's responsibilities for production of documents; provides for waiver of employee confidentiality re medical records & reports under certain circumstances; requires certain medical reports to include specified information; provides conditions for independent medical exams; provides for claims & termination or suspension of claims for medical benefits in compensability admitted cases, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/3/2003	House	• Prefiled
  3/4/2003	House	• Introduced -HJ 00094
  3/7/2003	House	• Referred to Insurance -HJ 00167
  5/2/2003	House	• Died in Committee on Insurance, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 50-A (Ch. 2003-412)

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• HB 1179, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2003 at 10:42 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 1837 (e2)	Workers' Compensation	Insurance	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 50-A (Ch. 2003-412) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (60)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  112.3145	Disclosure of financial interests and clients represented before agencies.
  120.65	Administrative law judges.
  121.055	Senior Management Service Class.
  216.251	Salary appropriations; limitations.
  440.02	Definitions.
  440.021	Exemption of workers' compensation from chapter 120.
  440.105	Prohibited activities; reports; penalties; limitations.
  440.115
  440.125	Medical records and reports; identifying information in employee medical bills; confidentiality.
  440.13	Medical services and supplies; penalty for violations; limitations.
  440.131
  440.1312
  440.1313
  440.1314
  440.1315
  440.134	Workers' compensation managed care arrangement.
  440.14	Determination of pay.
  440.145
  440.15	Compensation for disability.
  440.1501
  440.15015
  440.1502
  440.1503
  440.1504
  440.1505
  440.1506
  440.1507
  440.1508
  440.16	Compensation for death.
  440.1855
  440.191	Employee Assistance and Ombudsman Office.
  440.1915
  440.192	Procedure for resolving benefit disputes.
  440.1927
  440.20	Time for payment of compensation; penalties for late payment.
  440.207	Workers' compensation system guide.
  440.25	Procedures for mediation and hearings.
  440.255
  440.28	Modification of orders.
  440.29	Procedure before the judge of compensation claims.
  440.291
  440.292
  440.293
  440.295
  440.42	Insurance policies; liability.
  440.44	Workers' compensation; staff organization.
  440.442	Code of Judicial Conduct.
  440.45	Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.
  440.47	Travel expenses.
  440.49	Limitation of liability for subsequent injury through Special Disability Trust Fund.
  440.491	Reemployment of injured workers; rehabilitation.
  440.50	Workers' Compensation Administration Trust Fund.
  440.51	Expenses of administration.
  631.929	Election of remedies.
  946.523	Prison industry enhancement
  948.03	Terms and conditions of probation or community control.
  960.13	Awards.
  985.21	Intake and case management.
  985.231	Powers of disposition in delinquency cases.
  985.315	Educational

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