Health Care Services; Provides requirements related to utilization review entities authorization process for accepting electronic prior authorization; provides requirements related to payment adjudicators; authorizes OIR to investigate & take appropriate actions; authorizes provider to bring private cause of action; revises requirements of insurer contracts; revises requirements for health insurers submitting claims electronically & nonelectronically; removes prohibition against waiving, voiding, or nullifying certain provisions by contract; prohibits health insurer from retrospectively denying claim; revises procedures for investigation of claims of improper billing; prohibits insurer from requiring information from provider before provision of emergency services & care.
Rep. Kim Berfield
Sponsored bills
Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Revises certain minimum replacement costs as risk amounts ineligible for coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation for personal lines residential structures; provides exceptions to limits on rate increases on single policies issued by corporation.
Specialty License Plates; Directs DHSMV to develop Clearwater Marine Aquarium license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plate.
Child Care and Early Learning Providers; Revises positions related to tax credits for corporations providing or paying for child care; licensing standards for child care facilities; child care personnel; minimum standards; child care regulation; & large family child care homes.
Student Transportation Safety; Authorizes contracts for school bus infraction detection systems which authorize private vendor or manufacturer to receive share of revenue; revises requirements for signage posted on rear of school bus; requires law enforcement to send notice of violation to registered owner of motor vehicle involved in violation; requires court to determine whether violation has occurred; requires court to uphold violation if violation has occurred and require petitioner to pay penalties & costs; revises required uses for civil penalties assessed & collected for violations; prohibits use of system for remote surveillance; revises purposes for which video & images may be used; requires that civil penalties be remitted to school district.
Individuals with Disabilities; Requires APD to develop & implement electronic application process; requires agency to maintain printable paper application on its website &, upon request, provide printed paper application to an applicant; requires agency to provide applicants with specified information upon receipt of application for services; revises timeframes within which agency must make eligibility determinations for services; lowers age that caregiver must be for individual to be placed in certain preenrollment category. APPROPRIATION: $38,852,223
Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs; Provides criminal penalties for adults who unlawfully possess specified controlled substances & who expose first responder to such substances, if exposure results in an overdose or serious bodily injury; provides affirmative defense.
Public Employees; Revises provisions related to employee organizations, including waiving certain requirements, membership forms & dues; applications & requirements for initial registration, annual financial statements, renewal of registration, recertification, & revocation of registration & certification; provides transitional provision relating to renewal of registration; prohibits commission from taking certain actions on renewal of registration applications.
Department of Commerce; Prohibits local governments from requiring specified documents or fee for pruning, trimming, or removal of trees on certain properties; prohibits county ordinance or charter provision from preempting part of municipal local comprehensive plan or land development regulation; revises requirements for local governments implementing transportation concurrency system; revises legislative intent with respect to adoption of impact fees by special districts; revises procedure for adopting comprehensive plan amendments; increases authorized term of loan provided under Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge Loan Program; revises duties of Florida Sports Foundation; requires Department of Commerce to establish direct-support organization; renames Florida Defense Support Task Force as direct-support organization; revises applicability of provisions governing credits against local impact fees; revises procedures regarding local government review of changes to previously approved developments of regional impact; revises funding priority for purposes of funding grants under Incumbent Worker Training Program; specifies that certain members of state workforce development board are voting members of board; specifies required actions for proposed revived declaration & other governing documents.
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.