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The Committee on Health Regulation (Atwater) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 16-49

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and insert:

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     (2)(a) Any health care practitioner as defined in s.

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456.001 physician licensed under chapter 458, osteopathic

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physician licensed under chapter 459, chiropractic physician

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licensed under chapter 460, or other practitioner licensed under

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the laws of this state who knowingly and willfully assists,

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conspires with, or urges any insured party to fraudulently

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violate any of the provisions of this section or part XI of

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chapter 627, or any person who, due to such assistance,

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conspiracy, or urging by the health care said physician,

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osteopathic physician, chiropractic physician, or practitioner,

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knowingly and willfully benefits from the proceeds derived from

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the use of such fraud, commits insurance fraud, punishable as

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provided in subsection (11). If In the event that a health care

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physician, osteopathic physician, chiropractic physician, or

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practitioner is adjudicated guilty of a violation of this

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section, the appropriate board, or the Department of Health if

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there is no board, Board of Medicine as set forth in chapter 458,

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the Board of Osteopathic Medicine as set forth in chapter 459,

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the Board of Chiropractic Medicine as set forth in chapter 460,

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or other appropriate licensing authority shall hold an

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administrative hearing to consider the imposition of

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administrative sanctions as provided by law against the health

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care said physician, osteopathic physician, chiropractic

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physician, or practitioner.

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     (b) If a health care practitioner as defined in s. 456.001

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licensed under the laws of this state is convicted of insurance

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fraud involving a claim for personal injury protection benefits

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as required by s. 627.736, the appropriate board, or the

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Department of Health if there is no board, shall, in addition to

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any other punishment less than revocation or relinquishment of

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the license, suspend the license of such health care practitioner

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for 12 months.

3/31/2008  11:38:00 AM     25-06122A-08