Florida Senate - 2012                                    SB 1786
       
       
       
       By Senator Hays
       
       
       
       
       20-01215-12                                           20121786__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to collective bargaining agreements;
    3         amending s. 440.211, F.S.; deleting a requirement that
    4         a provision that is mutually agreed upon in any
    5         collective bargaining agreement must be filed with the
    6         Department of Financial Services; providing an
    7         effective date.
    8  
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 440.211, Florida
   12  Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         440.211 Authorization of collective bargaining agreement.—
   14         (1) Subject to the limitation stated in subsection (2), a
   15  provision that is mutually agreed upon in any collective
   16  bargaining agreement filed with the department between an
   17  individually self-insured employer or other employer upon
   18  consent of the employer’s carrier and a recognized or certified
   19  exclusive bargaining representative establishing any of the
   20  following shall be valid and binding:
   21         (a) An alternative dispute resolution system to supplement,
   22  modify, or replace the provisions of this chapter which may
   23  include, but is not limited to, conciliation, mediation, and
   24  arbitration. Arbitration held pursuant to this section shall be
   25  binding on the parties.
   26         (b) The use of an agreed-upon list of certified health care
   27  providers of medical treatment which may be the exclusive source
   28  of all medical treatment under this chapter.
   29         (c) The use of a limited list of physicians to conduct
   30  independent medical examinations which the parties may agree
   31  shall be the exclusive source of independent medical examiners
   32  pursuant to this chapter.
   33         (d) A light-duty, modified-job, or return-to-work program.
   34         (e) A vocational rehabilitation or retraining program.
   35         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.