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HB 1271: Damages Recoverable for the Cost of Medical or Health Care Services

GENERAL BILL by Fant

Damages Recoverable for the Cost of Medical or Health Care Services; Provides for calculation of damages for certain medical or health care services paid or owed by claimant or governmental or commercial insurance payor; provides that individual contracts between providers & licensed commercial insurers or licensed HMOs are not subject to discovery or disclosure & not admissible in certain actions; provides that amount of lien or subrogation claim asserted by Medicaid, Medicare, or payor regulated under Florida Insurance Code for certain past medical expenses, in addition to amount of copayments or deductibles payable by claimant, is maximum amount recoverable & admissible into evidence; provides applicability.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2016 House • Filed
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 106
1/15/2016 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 229
3/11/2016 House • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee