Florida House Bill 587 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Limits recovery of damages for medical or health care services to amounts actually paid if no balance to provider is outstanding; limits recovery of such damages to amounts customarily accepted by providers in same geographic area, with certain exclusions, if balance to provider is outstanding; requires medical or health care services to be medically necessary in order to be recoverable; provides that lack of medical necessity is affirmative defense in action for nonpayment; specifies that certain evidence shall be considered in determining amounts customarily accepted; provides for reduction of awards under specified provisions.

Damages for Medical or Health Care Services

House Civil Justice Subcommittee

Rep. Dave Hood [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	House	Died in Judiciary Committee
2013-03-05	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-02-28	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2013-02-28	House	CS referred to Judiciary Committee
2013-02-28	House	Original reference(s) removed: Health Innovation Subcommittee
2013-02-27	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2013-02-20	House	CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 4
2013-02-13	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/20/13, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
2013-02-12	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Innovation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2013-02-01	House	Filed

S1402 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/587
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0587/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0587/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0587/Amendment/001015/PDF