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SB 254: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Bennett

Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance; Revising provisions relating to the contents of written reports of motor vehicle crashes; requiring that an application for licensure as a mobile clinic include a statement regarding insurance fraud; defining the term “no-fault law”; adding licensed acupuncturists to the list of practitioners authorized to provide, supervise, order, or prescribe services; providing that an insurer’s failure to send certain specification or explanation waives other grounds for rejecting an invalid claim; revising the insurer’s reimbursement limitation; authorizing the insurer to deny a claim if the provider does not submit a properly completed statement or bill within a certain time; authorizing an insurer to contract with a preferred provider; authorizing an insurer to provide a premium discount to an insured who selects a preferred provider; providing that an insured forfeits the premium discount if the insured uses nonemergency services performed by a nonpreferred provider in specified circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2012-197)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/14/2011 Senate • Filed
    9/21/2011 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Transportation; Budget -SJ 27
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 27
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2012-197)

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  • SB 254, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/14/2011 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 119 (er) Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance Boyd Compare Last Action: 5/6/2012 Chapter No. 2012-197, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1101 (Ch. 2012-151)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 523 Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance Workman Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2012-197)
    Location: In committee/council (INBS)     		Track This Bill
    S 1860 (e1) Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Insurance Negron Compare Last Action: 3/7/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2012-197), CS/CS/HB 1101 (Ch. 2012-151) -SJ 907
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.066 Written reports of crashes. Page 3 (pdf)
    324.021 Definitions; minimum insurance required. Page 44 (pdf)
    400.991 License requirements; background screenings; prohibitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    627.7295 Motor vehicle insurance contracts. Page 44 (pdf)
    627.730 Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law. Page 6 (pdf)
    627.731 Purpose. Page 6 (pdf)
    627.732 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    627.733 Required security. Page 11 (pdf)
    627.734 Proof of security; security requirements; penalties. Page 12 (pdf)
    627.736 Required personal injury protection benefits; exclusions; priority; claims. Page 13 (pdf)
    627.737 Tort exemption; limitation on right to damages; punitive damages. Page 41 (pdf)
    627.7405 Insurers’ right of reimbursement. Page 43 (pdf)
    627.7407 Application of the Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law. Page 43 (pdf)
    628.909 Applicability of other laws. Page 46 (pdf)
    817.234 False and fraudulent insurance claims. Page 46 (pdf)

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