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CS/CS/HB 637: Treatment by a Medical Specialist

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Yeager; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott; Alvarez, D.; Anderson; Arrington; Berfield; Caruso; Casello; Chaney; Cross; Daley; Eskamani; Esposito; Gossett-Seidman; Gottlieb; Holcomb; Hunschofsky; Jacques; Joseph; LaMarca; López, J.; Lopez, V.; Massullo; Plakon; Rudman; Salzman; Skidmore; Stark; Steele; Tant; Valdés; Waldron; Woodson

Treatment by a Medical Specialist; Authorizes firefighter, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, & correctional probation officer to receive medical treatment by medical specialist for certain conditions; requires continuing care & treatment by medical specialist to be reasonable, necessary & related to firefighter's or officer's condition & authorized by workers compensation carrier, self-insured employer, or third-party administrator; specifies reimbursement percentage for such treatment.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024
Last Action: 3/4/2024 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 808 (Ch. 2024-209)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/21/2023 House • Filed
11/30/2023 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2024 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
1/18/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/19/2024 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/22/2024 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/29/2024 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
1/31/2024 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
• Reported out of Appropriations Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
2/20/2024 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/22/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2/24/2024 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/26/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/27/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)
3/1/2024 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/4/2024 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 808 (Ch. 2024-209)