| In part, defines the term "first responder"; authorizes certain diagnoses to be made through telehealth; provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a crime scene investigator is a compensable occupational disease under certain circumstances; authorizes certain diagnoses to be made through telehealth; specifies the evidentiary standard for demonstrating such disorder; specifies that benefits do not require a physical injury and are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; provides requirements for benefits offered to a crime scene investigator for posttraumatic stress disorder; specifies when a claim for posttraumatic stress disorder must be noticed; requires a crime scene investigator's employing agency to provide specified mental health training; requires the Department of Financial Services to adopt rules; declares that the act fulfills an important state interest. | House | 9/16/2024 | HB 993 | Failed | 2024 |
| In part, provides for the election of the Commissioner of Insurance Regulation; provides for the term of office of the commissioner. | House | 9/16/2024 | HB 1017 | Failed | 2024 |
| Relates to first responders and crime scene investigators; defines the term “first responder”; authorizes certain diagnoses to be made through telehealth; removes a cross-reference; defines terms; provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a crime scene investigator is a compensable occupational disease under certain circumstances; specifies the evidentiary standard for demonstrating such disorder; specifies that benefits do not require a physical injury and are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; provides requirements for benefits offered to a crime scene investigator for posttraumatic stress disorder; specifies when a claim for posttraumatic stress disorder must be noticed; requires a crime scene investigator’s employing agency to provide specified mental health training; requires the Department of Financial Services to adopt rules; declares that the act fulfills an important state interest. | Senate | 9/16/2024 | SB 1490 | Failed | 2024 |
| Relates to medical treatment under the Workers Compensation Law; increases limits on witness fees charged by certain witnesses; increases maximum reimbursement allowances for physicians and surgical procedures. | Senate | 6/18/2024 | SB 362 | Enacted | 2024 |
| Relates to treatment by a medical specialist; authorizes firefighters, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional probation officers to receive medical treatment by a medical specialist for certain conditions under certain circumstances; requires firefighters, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional probation officers to notify certain entities of their selection of a medical specialist; provides requirements for the firefighter’s or officer’s workers compensation carrier, self-insured employer, or third-party administrator; requires that the continuing care and treatment by a medical specialist be reasonable, necessary, and related to the firefighter’s or officer’s condition and authorized by the workers compensation carrier, self-insured employer, or third party administrator; specifies a reimbursement percentage for such treatment; defines the term “medical specialist.” | Senate | 5/31/2024 | SB 808 | Enacted | 2024 |
| In part, provides the reimbursement schedule requirements for emergency services and care under workers compensation under certain circumstances; provides requirements for certain contracts entered into and purchases made by the Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association, Incorporated; provides duties of the Department and the Association relating to such contracts and purchases. | House | 5/3/2024 | HB 989 | Enacted | 2024 |
| In part, provides for the election of the Commissioner of Insurance Regulation; provides for the term of office of the commissioner. | Senate | 3/12/2024 | SB 102 | Failed | 2024 |
| Relates to workers compensation insurance for employee leasing companies; revises the purpose of specified provisions governing workers compensation insurance; defines the terms “client company” and “employee leasing company”; revises definitions; deletes the definitions of the terms “lessee” and “lessor”; authorizes the insurer of an employee leasing company to require that the employee leasing company and client company provide certain information and to audit the operations of the employee leasing company and client company; requires the insurer of an employee leasing company to provide workers compensation coverage to all employees of the client company under certain conditions; specifies when a person is an employee of an employee leasing company; provides that the failure by a client company to report a leased employee’s hiring to an employee leasing company may not serve as a basis for the denial of workers compensation benefits for an unreported client company employee; provides that such failure does not preclude the charging of additional premiums by an employee leasing company’s insurer against a client company for workers compensation coverage; requires insurers to conduct annual audits of employee leasing companies and client companies for certain purposes; applies penalties for an employee leasing company’s or client company’s failure to provide reasonable access to certain records. | Senate | 3/12/2024 | SB 1658 | Failed | 2024 |
| Relates to payments for health care providers and surgical procedures under workers compensation; increases the maximum amounts of certain witness fees related to workers compensation cases; increases the maximum reimbursements for physicians and surgical procedures under workers compensation. | House | 3/7/2024 | HB 161 | Failed | 2024 |
| Relates to treatment by a medical specialist; authorizes a firefighter, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, and correctional probation officer to receive medical treatment by a medical specialist for certain conditions under certain circumstances; requires such treatment to be reasonable, necessary, and related to the firefighter's or officer's condition; specifies a reimbursement percentage for such treatment; defines the term "medical specialist". | House | 3/7/2024 | HB 637 | Failed | 2024 |
| In part, provides the reimbursement schedule requirements for emergency services and care under workers compensation under certain circumstances; provides requirements for certain contracts entered into and purchases made by the Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association, Incorporated; provides duties of the Department and the Association relating to these contracts and purchases. | Senate | 3/7/2024 | SB 1098 | Failed | 2024 |
| Directs the Division of Law Revision to prepare a reviser’s bill for the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature to replace references to the terms “Department of Economic Opportunity” and “Secretary of Economic Opportunity,” wherever they occur in the Florida Statutes, with the terms “Department of Commerce” and “Secretary of Commerce,” respectively. | Senate | 2/16/2024 | SB 82 | Enacted | 2024 |
| Requires employing agency of first responder to pay for certain licensed counseling for first responders; requires such counseling to be completed within specified timeframe; prohibits employing agency from requiring first responder to use specified leave for such counseling; authorizes first responder to select licensed mental health professional & provides requirements for employing agency related thereto; prohibits payment by employing agency for such counseling from creating presumption of compensable occupational disease; prohibits employing agency from accessing first responder's medical records except under certain circumstances. | House | 10/20/2023 | HB 211 | Withdrawn | 2024 |
| Provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a 911 public safety telecommunicator or crime scene investigator is a compensable occupational disease under certain circumstances; specifies that benefits do not require a physical injury and are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; requires certain employing agencies to provide specified mental health training. | Senate | 8/14/2023 | SB 352 | Failed | 2023 |
| Provides posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by 911 public safety telecommunicator or crime scene investigator is compensable occupational disease; provides evidentiary standard required; specifies benefits do not require physical injury & are not subject to apportionment or limitations; provides requirements for benefits offered to 911 public safety telecommunicator or crime scene investigator for posttraumatic stress disorder; specifies when claim for posttraumatic stress disorder must be noticed; requires employing agencies to provide mental health training. | House | 8/14/2023 | HB 337 | Failed | 2023 |
| Relates to 911 public safety telecommunicators; in part, specifies circumstances under which 911 public safety telecommunicators are considered to be acting within the scope of their employment so as to qualify for workers compensation benefits. | Senate | 8/14/2023 | SB 436 | Failed | 2023 |
| In part, revises membership eligibility requirements for the Florida Workers Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc.; specifies a limit on the terms of service; authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to remove a board member under certain circumstances; specifies requirements for, on restrictions on, board members; provides penalties; ratifies a specified rule of the Florida Administrative Code relating to the Florida Workers Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual; revises the schedules of maximum reimbursement allowances determined by the three-member panel under the Workers Compensation Law; revises the schedules of maximum reimbursement allowances determined by the three-member panel under the Workers Compensation Law. | Senate | 8/14/2023 | SB 1158 | Failed | 2023 |
| Relates to payments for health care providers and surgical procedures; increases the maximum amounts of certain witness fees; increases the maximum reimbursements for physicians and surgical procedures. | House | 8/14/2023 | HB 1299 | Failed | 2023 |
| Relates to medical treatment under the Workers Compensation Law; increases limits on witness fees charged by certain witnesses; increases maximum reimbursement allowances for physicians and surgical procedures. | Senate | 8/14/2023 | SB 1344 | Failed | 2023 |
| In part, relates to civil remedies; creates a rebuttable presumption that a lodestar fee is a sufficient and reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; authorizes a court to award attorney fees in certain declaratory actions; prohibits the transfer, assignment, or acquisition of the right to such attorney fees except by specified persons; reduces the statute of limitations for negligence actions. | Senate | 8/14/2023 | SB 236 | Failed | 2023 |
| Relates to suicide prevention; in part, authorizes certain diagnoses to be made through telehealth. | Senate | 6/19/2023 | SB 914 | Enacted | 2023 |
| Relates to insurance; in part, revises the timeframe for advance notices from insurers to insureds of automatic bank withdrawal increases; specifies the increase threshold for such notices; revises the types of documents and kinds of insurance for which electronic transmission constitutes delivery to the insured or person entitled to delivery; deletes a requirement to include a certain notice to an insured electing to receive policy documents electronically; deletes a requirement to provide a paper copy of the policy upon request by such person. | Senate | 6/15/2023 | SB 418 | Enacted | 2023 |
| In part, revises conditions that apply to a specified notice requirement for, and a limitation on, the cancellation or termination of certain insurance policies. | House | 6/9/2023 | HB 1185 | Enacted | 2023 |
| Relates to insurer accountability. | Senate | 6/2/2023 | SB 7052 | Enacted | 2023 |
| In part, authorizes, rather than requires, a judge of compensation claims to order an injured employee's evaluation by an expert medical advisor under certain circumstances; revises the schedules of maximum reimbursement allowances determined by the three-member panel under the Workers Compensation Law; revises reimbursement requirements for certain providers; requires the department to annually notify carriers and self-insurers of certain schedules; requires the publication of such schedules in a certain manner; provides construction; revises factors the panel must consider in establishing the uniform schedule of maximum reimbursement allowances; deletes certain standards for practice parameters; revises eligibility requirements for the board of directors of the Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association; authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to remove a director under certain circumstances; specifies requirements for, and restrictions on, directors; prohibits directors and employees of the association from knowingly accepting certain gifts or expenditures; provides penalties. | House | 5/26/2023 | HB 487 | Enacted | 2023 |
| In part, relates to civil remedies; creates a rebuttable presumption that a lodestar fee is a sufficient and reasonable attorney fee in most civil actions; authorizes a court to award attorney fees in certain declaratory actions; prohibits the transfer, assignment, or acquisition of the right to such attorney fees except by specified persons; reduces the statute of limitations for negligence actions. | House | 3/27/2023 | HB 837 | Enacted | 2023 |
| Relates to review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; provides an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying information of an injured or deceased employee which is contained in reports, notices, records, or supporting documentation held by the Department of Financial Services pursuant to the Workers Compensation Law; removes the scheduled repeal of the exemption. | House | 8/8/2022 | HB 7013 | Failed | 2022 |
| In part, revises the definition of the term “employer; revises information that must be submitted with the notice of election to be exempt from workers compensation coverage; specifies the circumstances under which the Department of Financial Services is required to send certain notifications to workers compensation carriers; requires such notifications to be electronic; requires certificates of election to be exempt to contain a specified notice; deletes a provision requiring certain corporation officers to maintain business records; revises applicability of certificates of election to be exempt; revises the timeframe for certain employers to produce specified records under certain circumstances; prohibits employers who failed to secure payment of workers compensation from entering a payment agreement schedule with the department unless a specified condition is met; revises circumstances that result in immediate reinstatement of stop-work orders; revises penalty assessments; revises statewide schedules of maximum reimbursement allowances for medically necessary treatment, care, and attendance; authorizes the department to adopt rules; revises the timeline and methods for workers compensation carriers to send a certain informational brochure to injured workers; revises methods by which such informational brochure is sent to employers; specifies new and renewal workers compensation policies that require physical onsite audits for a specified class. | House | 8/8/2022 | SB 1874 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to insolvent insurers; provides required factors to be used in the determination and fixing of rates for premiums paid to insolvent insurers for specified coverages; revises a requirement for information regarding assessment percentages which must be specified by the Office of Insurance Regulation in orders levying assessments; provides reconciliation requirements for surcharges collected from policyholders; requires insurers to treat the failure of an insured to pay a surcharge, rather than a recoupment charge, as a failure to pay the premium; revises provisions relating to insurers’ collection of surcharges and payments of assessments to the Florida Workers Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc. etc. | Senate | 8/8/2022 | SB 1430 | Failed | 2022 |
| Provides that the time for specified notice in certain cases of compensable posttraumatic stress disorder is measured from the time of the qualifying event or the diagnosis of the disorder, rather than the manifestation of the disorder, whichever is later. | Senate | 8/8/2022 | SB 1066 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to loss run statements. | Senate | 6/27/2022 | SB 156 | Enacted | 2022 |
| Relates to the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims; deletes a requirement for the office to maintain district offices and personnel at a certain level. | Senate | 6/3/2022 | SB 2516 | Enacted | 2022 |
| Relates to benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder; provides that the time for specified notice in certain cases is measured from the time of the qualifying event or the diagnosis of the disorder, rather than the manifestation of the disorder, whichever is later; provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a correctional officer is a compensable occupational disease under certain circumstances; provides a standard of proof; provides requirements for benefits offered to a correctional officer for posttraumatic stress disorder; specifies when a claim for posttraumatic stress disorder must be noticed; requires certain employing agencies to provide certain educational training. | House | 5/27/2022 | HB 689 | Enacted | 2022 |
| Relates to insolvent insurers; provides required factors to be used in determination & fixing of rates for premiums paid to insolvent insurers for specified coverages; authorizes insurers to elect not to recoup advance assessments paid to Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Incorporated; provides calculations of insurers' assets under specified circumstances; revises provisions relating to payments of assessments & insurers' reconciliation reports to association; requires insurers to pay assessments to association, rather than to collect such assessments; specifies payments that certain insurers must make to association; requires insurers to treat insureds' failure to pay surcharges, rather than recoupment charges, as failure to pay premiums; provides that insurers are liable for surcharges & are not liable for uncollectible surcharges; removes requirement that insurers treat insureds' failure to pay emergency assessments as failure to pay premiums; revises provisions relating to insurers' collection of surcharges & payments of assessments to Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association, Incorporated. | House | 5/26/2022 | HB 1023 | Enacted | 2022 |
| In part, revises the definition of the term "employer"; revises information that must be submitted with the notice of election to be exempt from workers compensation coverage; provides the circumstance under which the department must send certain electronic notifications to workers compensation carriers; provides information included in such notification; requires certificates of election to be exempt to contain certain notice; deletes a provision requiring certain corporation officers to maintain business records; revises applicability of certificates of election to be exempt; revises the timeframe for certain employers to produce specified records under certain circumstances; removes the requirement that specified information be updated daily on certain websites; prohibits employers from entering a payment agreement schedule with the department unless a specified condition is met; revises circumstances that result in immediate reinstatement of stop-work orders; revises penalty assessments; revises the timeline and methods for workers compensation carriers to send certain informational brochure to injured workers; revises methods by which such informational brochure is sent to employers; specifies workers compensation policies that require physical onsite audits for a specified class. | House | 5/26/2022 | HB 959 | Enacted | 2022 |
| Authorizes use of specified physical examination for presumption; requires fire service provider to maintain records of employee physical examinations for specified period; creates presumption if records are destroyed before that period has elapsed; requires employing agency to maintain records of employee physical examinations for specified period; creates presumption if records are destroyed before period has elapsed. | House | 5/16/2022 | HB 453 | Enacted | 2022 |
| In part, revises the annual audit requirement for construction classes to apply to policies having estimated annual premiums over a specified threshold. | Senate | 3/17/2022 | SB 468 | Failed | 2022 |
| Revises definition of "first responder" to include 911 public safety telecommunicators for purposes of eligibility for workers compensation benefits for first responders; requires employing agency to provide educational training annually; requires such training be provided by certain mental health practitioners. | House | 3/15/2022 | HB 49 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to first responder employment-related accidents and injuries; revises the definition of the term “first responder” to include certain correctional officers and 911 public safety telecommunicators; expands eligibility for certain workers compensation benefits for first responders to include certain correctional officers and 911 public safety telecommunicators; requires an employing agency to annually provide specified educational training; provides requirements for such training. | Senate | 3/15/2022 | SB 200 | Failed | 2022 |
| Provides presumption to specified workers that impairment of health caused by COVID-19 or infectious disease happened in line of duty; requires certain actions in order to be entitled to presumption; requires emergency rescue or public safety workers to file incident or accident report under certain conditions. | House | 3/15/2022 | HB 117 | Failed | 2022 |
| Provides employees of construction contractors and subcontractors are deemed employees of employee leasing company for purposes of workers compensation coverage; requires employee leasing company provide notice of intent to terminate contractual arrangement; requires employee leasing company allow client company to cure contractual defaults or deficiencies; requires employee leasing company provide written notice of termination of contractual arrangement with client company; requires employee leasing company to continue coverage for specified period after termination of contractual arrangement; provides requirements relating to specified reports and documents for client companies that are construction contractors or subcontractors. | House | 3/15/2022 | HB 295 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to ratification of rules of the Department of Financial Services; ratifies a specified rule relating to the Florida Workers Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual, for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness, which requires ratification of any rule meeting any specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs. | Senate | 3/15/2022 | SB 1274 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to ratification of rules of the Department of Financial Services; ratifies a specified rule relating to the Florida Workers Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual, for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness, which requires ratification of any rule meeting any specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs. | House | 3/15/2022 | HB 1123 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to communicable and infectious diseases; provides a presumption to specified workers that an impairment of health caused by COVID-19 or an infectious disease happened in the line of duty; requires certain actions in order to be entitled to the presumption; requires emergency rescue or public safety workers to file an incident or accident report under certain conditions. | Senate | 3/15/2022 | SB 774 | Failed | 2022 |
| Provides Posttraumatic Stress Disorder suffered by part-time & auxiliary law enforcement officers, correctional & part-time correctional officers, & correctional probation & part-time correctional probation officers is occupational disease compensable by workers compensation benefits; specifies evidentiary standard for demonstrating such disorder; specifies benefits do not require physical injury; provides time for notice of injury or death; requires employing agency to provide specified mental health training. | House | 3/15/2022 | HB 425 | Failed | 2022 |
| Defines the term “first responder” for the purposes of including part-time and auxiliary law enforcement officers for workers compensation benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder and for educational training related to mental health; provides that, under certain circumstances, posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by correctional officers and part-time correctional officers and by correctional probation officers and part-time correctional probation officers, respectively, is an occupational disease compensable by workers compensation benefits; specifying the evidentiary standard for demonstrating such disorder. | Senate | 3/15/2022 | SB 664 | Failed | 2022 |
| In part, revises annual audit requirement for construction classes to apply to new and renewal policies having estimated annual premiums over specified threshold. | House | 3/10/2022 | HB 503 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; provides an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying information of an injured or deceased employee which is contained in reports, notices, records, or supporting documentation held by the Department of Financial Services pursuant to the Workers Compensation Law; removes the scheduled repeal of the exemption. | Senate | 2/25/2022 | SB 7018 | Enacted | 2022 |
| Provides presumption to specified workers that impairment of health caused by COVID-19 or infectious disease happened in line of duty; requires certain actions in order to be entitled to presumption; provides emergency rescue or public safety worker may be required to receive certain vaccines or immunizations; requires emergency rescue or public safety workers to file incident or accident report under certain conditions. | House | 9/15/2021 | HB 53 | Withdrawn | 2022 |
| In part, revises a limitation on the number of physician assistants a physician may supervise at one time; deletes a requirement that a physician assistant inform his or her patients that they have the right to see a physician before the physician assistant prescribes or dispenses a prescription; authorizes physician assistants to procure drugs and medical devices; revising requirements for a certain formulary; authorizes physician assistants to authenticate documents that may be authenticated by a physician. | House | 7/30/2021 | HB 431 | Enacted | 2021 |
| Relates to workers compensation; deletes an exception from applicability of fellow-employee immunities; requires injured employees and other claimants to sign and attest to a specified statement relating to the payment of attorney fees before engaging an attorney or any other representative for certain purposes; revises conditions under which a petition for benefits or a portion thereof must be dismissed by the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims or the assigned judge of compensation claims; requiring claimants and their attorneys to make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute before filing a petition. | Senate | 3/5/2021 | SB 1724 | In Senate Committee | 2021 |
| Deletes a limitation on the number of physician assistants a physician may supervise at one time; revising physician assistant continuing education requirements related to prescribing controlled substance medications; requiring the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to register physician assistants as autonomous physician assistants if they meet specified criteria; authorizing physician assistants to directly bill and receive payment from public and private insurance companies. | Senate | 3/3/2021 | SB 894 | In Senate Committee | 2021 |
| Specifies when a person is deemed an employee of an employee leasing company for workers compensation insurance purposes under circumstances relating to the company’s employee leasing arrangement with a subcontractor; providing that if an employee leasing company’s client company is a subcontractor, workers compensation insurance requirements are not satisfied by the employee leasing arrangement unless certain conditions are met; requiring certain client companies to maintain separate workers compensation insurance coverage unless certain conditions are met. | Senate | 3/3/2021 | SB 1458 | In Senate Committee | 2021 |
| In part, provides presumption to specified workers that impairment of health caused by infectious disease happened in line of duty; requires certain actions in order to be entitled to presumption. | House | 3/1/2021 | HB 949 | In House Committee | 2021 |
| In part, revises definition of "first responder" to include 911 public safety telecommunicators; expands eligibility for certain workers compensation benefits for first responders to include 911 public safety telecommunicators. | House | 3/1/2021 | HB 1171 | In House Committee | 2021 |
| Authorizes insurer of employee leasing company to require that employee leasing company & client company provide certain information & to audit operations of employee leasing company & client company; requires that insurer of employee leasing company provide workers compensation coverage to all employees of client company under certain conditions; provides that failure by client company to report leased employee's hiring to employee leasing company may not serve as basis for denial of workers compensation benefits for unreported client company employee; requires insurers to conduct annual audits of employee leasing companies & client companies. | House | 3/1/2021 | HB 1183 | In House Committee | 2021 |
| Specifies when person is deemed employee of employee leasing company for workers compensation insurance purposes under circumstances relating to company's employee leasing arrangement with subcontractor; provides that if employee leasing company's client company is subcontractor, workers compensation insurance requirements are not satisfied by employee leasing arrangement unless certain conditions are met; requires certain client companies to maintain separate workers compensation insurance coverage unless certain conditions are met; specifies when person is deemed employee of employee leasing company for workers compensation insurance proposes. | House | 3/1/2021 | HB 1305 | In House Committee | 2021 |
| In part, provides for a presumption to specified workers that an impairment of health caused by an infectious disease happened in the line of duty. | Senate | 2/25/2021 | SB 1314 | In Senate Committee | 2021 |
| In part, provides a presumption to specified workers that an impairment of health caused by an infectious disease happened in the line of duty; requires certain actions in order to be entitled to the presumption. | Senate | 2/25/2021 | SB 1422 | In Senate Committee | 2021 |
| In part, provides a ratemaking factor for workers compensation and employer’s liability insurance. | House | 2/23/2021 | HB 815 | In House Committee | 2021 |
| In part, revises the definition of “first responder” to include 911 public safety telecommunicators; expands eligibility for certain workers compensation benefits for first responders to include 911 public safety telecommunicators. | Senate | 2/19/2021 | SB 1224 | In Senate Committee | 2021 |
| Provides presumption to specified workers that impairment of health caused by infectious disease happened in line of duty; requires certain actions in order to be entitled to presumption; requires United States Food & Drug Administration to approve certain vaccines or immunizations. | House | 2/18/2021 | HB 963 | Withdrawn | 2021 |
| Relates to Workers Compensation Insurance for Leasing Companies; revising the purpose of the section; adding, deleting, and revising definitions for purposes of the Florida Insurance Code; requiring that the insurer of an employee leasing company provide workers compensation coverage to all employees of the client company under certain conditions; requiring insurers to conduct annual audits of employee leasing companies and client companies for certain purposes, etc. | Senate | 2/5/2021 | SB 820 | In Senate Committee | 2021 |
| In part, provides a ratemaking factor for workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance. | Senate | 1/29/2021 | SB 742 | In Senate Committee | 2021 |
| In part, authorizes certain guaranty association employees to adjust losses for the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association if certain conditions are met; redefines the term “net direct written premiums” as “direct written premiums” and revising the definition of that term; deletes a calculation of initial estimated assessments levied by the Office of Insurance Regulation on insurers in the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association; deletes a calculation of initial estimated assessments levied by the office on insurers in the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association. | Senate | 7/6/2020 | SB 540 | Enacted | 2020 |
| Authorizes a workers compensation insurer to use a licensed nurse registry to place authorized compensable attendant care services for the benefit of an injured worker. | House | 7/6/2020 | HB 437 | Enacted | 2020 |
| Defines the terms "loss run statement" and "provide"; requires surplus lines and authorized insurers, respectively, to provide insureds either a loss run statement or certain information within a certain timeframe after receipt of the insured's written request; provides construction; requires insurers to provide notice to the agent of record after providing a loss run statement; specifies the required claims history in a loss run statement; provides that insurers are not required to provide loss reserve information; prohibits insurers from charging a fee to prepare and provide one loss run statement annually. | Senate | 6/23/2020 | SB 292 | Enacted | 2020 |
| In part, authorizes the payment of certain workers compensation benefits to be transmitted to the employee’s account with a licensed money transmitter. | Senate | 6/22/2020 | SB 1606 | Enacted | 2020 |
| Removes or revises provisions relating to exemptions from public records requirements for trade secrets. | House | 3/6/2020 | HB 801 | In Senate Committee | 2020 |
| In part, authorizes payment of certain workers compensation benefits to be transmitted to employee's account with licensed money transmitter; revises ratemaking factor for workers compensation & employer's liability insurance. | House | 2/25/2020 | HB 359 | In House Committee | |
| Requires licensed drug-testing facilities to perform prescreening tests on urine specimens to determine the specimens’ validity; provides that urine specimens may not be sent to an out-of-state facility unless the facility complies with certain requirements; revises information required in a written policy statement provided to employees and job applicants before drug testing; revises procedures for specimen collection, testing, and preservation, etc. | Senate | 1/24/2020 | SB 1186 | In Senate Committee | |
| Drug-free Workplaces: Revises contents of employer policy statement with respect to employee drug use; revises frequency of followup testing; revises specimen collection, verification, & documentation procedures; revises requirements for confirmation testing; revises minimum requirements for laboratory reports of drug test result. | House | 1/20/2020 | HB 1297 | In House Committee | |
| Revises the definition of the term “attendant care” to include services provided by a licensed nurse registry. | Senate | 1/15/2020 | SB 880 | In Senate Committee | 2020 |
| Authorizes an employee of Florida Insurance Guaranty Association or employee of guaranty association of another state to adjust losses for Florida Insurance Guaranty Association if certain conditions are met; revises calculation of insurers' initial payments to association; revises requirements for Office of Insurance Regulation in levying workers compensation insurers; provides that insurer's direct written premium may not be reduced by certain amounts for purposes of determining insurer assessments or policyholder surcharges; revises requirements for remitting policy surcharges & assessments; provides that assessments paid by insurers constitute advances of funds to Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association. | House | 1/14/2020 | HB 329 | In House Committee | |
| Provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by certain correctional officers is occupational disease compensable by workers compensation benefits; specifies certain benefits do not require physical injury and are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; provides time for notice of injury or death; requires employing agency to provide specified mental health training. | House | 1/14/2020 | HB 415 | In House Committee | |
| Provides that, under certain circumstances, posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a correctional officer is an occupational disease compensable by workers compensation benefits; specifying that certain benefits do not require a physical injury and are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; requiring an employing agency to provide specified mental health training, etc. | Senate | 1/14/2020 | SB 816 | In Senate Committee | |
| Providing that, in third-party bad faith actions against insurers, insureds and claimants have the burden to prove that an insurer acted in reckless disregard for insured rights which resulted in damage to the insured or the claimant; providing that insured or claimant actions or inactions are relevant in bad faith actions; providing that an insurer is not liable if certain conditions are met; providing that an insurer is not liable beyond available policy limits as to certain competing third-party claims if it files an interpleader action within a certain timeframe, etc. | Senate | 1/14/2020 | SB 924 | In Senate Committee | 2020 |
| Requires certain workers compensation insurers and self-insurance funds to continue to report certain information; authorizes such reporting to be outsourced under certain circumstances; requires the office to approve a modified reporting plan; authorizes the office to use certain information for a specified purpose. | House | 1/14/2020 | HB 895 | In House Committee | |
| In part, provides that individuals enrolled in certain preapprenticeship programs are deemed to be employees of the state for purposes of workers compensation coverage. | Senate | 1/13/2020 | SB 1568 | In Senate Committee | |
