CS/HB 1291: Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
GENERAL BILL by State Administration Budget Subcommittee ; Anderson
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association; Requires agency to recover full amount of medical assistance from neurological injury compensation association; provides and revising definitions; revises exclusiveness of remedy under Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan; revises provisions relating to filing claims; conforms cross-reference; revises items that are eligible for award providing compensation; requires compensation to be provided for certain actual expenses; requires compensation for costs of major medical health coverage; requires plan to reimburse certain payments made for services provided; exempts expenses for professional custodial care in certain circumstances; requires that, upon entry of final order for compensation, parents or legal guardians obtain private health insurance or submit application for Medicare program; requires directors to maintain plan of operation; requires certain assessments to be paid into Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association at certain times for certain purposes; requires plan of operation to include provision for fraud.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2026 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/15/2026 | House |
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 1/27/2026 | House |
• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/29/2026 | House |
• Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee |
| 2/10/2026 | House |
• Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/12/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee |
| 2/13/2026 | House |
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/16/2026 | House |
• Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee |
