Insurance; Creates Property Insurance Commission; provides for election of Commissioner of Insurance Regulation; revises homeowners' eligibility criteria for mitigation grants; requires interests earned on insurance proceeds received by mortgagees & assignees to be paid to insureds; prohibits property insurers from claiming insolvency under certain circumstances; authorizes persons that engage in property insurance activities in other states to engage in insurance activities in this state only under certain circumstances; requires property insurers to cap premiums or to create sliding fee scales for premium rates; prohibits property insurers from using certain defenses as claims denials; revises requirements for risk assignment agreements; provides duties of OIR; requires DFS to adopt rules regarding allegations of insurance fraud; requires OPPAGA to conduct study of effectiveness of property insurance mediation program; increases appropriation to specified program. APPROPRIATION: $300,000,000
Sponsored bills
Establishment of Federal Catastrophe Pool; Urges Congress to establish federal catastrophe pool.
Transportation Facility Designations; Designates 98 Points of Light Way in Miami-Dade County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Love Serving Autism's INTERACT Therapeutic Tennis and Multi-Sport Facility; Provides an appropriation for the Love Serving Autism's INTERACT Therapeutic Tennis and Multi-Sport Facility. APPROPRIATION: $319,521
Riviera Beach Mobile Command Center; Provides an appropriation for the Riviera Beach Mobile Command Center. APPROPRIATION: $500,000
Comprehensive Review Study of the Central and Southern Florida Project; Directs SFWMD to prepare & submit consolidated annual report regarding status of project to EDR, DEP, Governor, & Legislature; provides report requirements.
Child Welfare Placements; Authorizes DCF to place children in its custody in therapeutic group homes for residential mental health treatment without prior court approval; defines "therapeutic group home"; provides that DCF, rather than AHCA, shall appoint qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments of certain children in department's custody; specifies qualifications for evaluators conducting suitability assessments for placement in therapeutic group home; revises requirements for suitability assessments; specifies when DCF must provide copy of assessment to guardian ad litem & court; removes department's & agency's rulemaking authority; revises definition of term "special needs child".
Step-therapy Protocols; Revises circumstances under which step-therapy protocols may not be required; requires health insurers & HMOs to publish on their websites & provide to their insureds & subscribers specified information; provides requirements for procedures for requests & appeals of denials of protocol exemptions; provides requirements for authorizations & denials of protocol exemption requests; authorizes health insurers & HMOs to request specified documentation.
Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Requires DOH to develop & annually update educational materials relating to pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation; requires certain facilities to provide materials to parents of newborns; provides that attending health care providers at home births are responsible for providing materials to parents; revises list of telehealth services & education provided under telehealth minority maternity care pilot programs; requires birth centers to educate their clients in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Pahokee King Memorial Park Improvements Phase 2; Provides an appropriation for the Pahokee King Memorial Park Improvements Phase 2. APPROPRIATION: $300,000