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FCA Webinar Series: New PIP Laws After HB 119

Effective Dates, New Patients, Denials and Limits.

While we would all agree that the “new PIP” is not what Floridians need or expect, you can still be of tremendous service to your patients.  The FCA now offers a new 33-minute webinar on PIP as part of its ongoing effort to assist you in this period of transition, to supplement the vast resources already posted for easy member access on the FCA web site and the PIP classes being offered at every FCA convention this year.  View it at your convenience, as many times as you would like.  We thank our presenters, FCA General Counsel Paul Lambert and FCA Asst. General Counsel Kim Driggers, for their invaluable insights in “New PIP Laws After House Bill 119: Effective Dates, New Patients, Denials and Limits.”  We also thank Dr. Sig Miller of ChiroView Presents for his excellent job as moderator. 

Federal Lawsuit Challenging PIP Law Dismissed

            On December 27, 2012 Federal Judge Richard A. Lazzara dismissed a lawsuit filed November 23, 2012 in the federal court in Tampa challenging the validity of the PIP law that became effective on January 1, 2013. The Plaintiffs are an acupuncture physician, a chiropractic physician, two licensed massage therapists, a John Doe and a Jane Doe.

Are You Ready for the “New PIP?”

Floridians, providers, lawyers, judges, and juries alike, are going to have to wade through the ambiguities of New PIP. We’re all in it together. Preparation is key.
 
Well, as much preparation as is possible with New PIP.  
 
While we would all agree that the “new PIP” is not what Floridians need or expect, you can still be of tremendous service to your patients.  Start by reading this article and avail yourself of the many tools provided by the FCA legal staff to help you.  In a great new article written for the upcoming issue of the FCA Journal, FCA Assistant General Counsel Kim Driggers outlines pro-active steps you can take to deal with the transition.  

Letter Requesting Notice When PIP Benefits Exhaust

How will you know if a patient's PIP policy limits have been reached?

FAQs – HOUSE BILL 119 – NEW PIP LAW EFFECTIVE (PRIMARILY) JANUARY 1, 2013

 CS/CS/HB 119 – the PIP bill passed by the Legislature last Friday night – is extremely confusing and is difficult to interpret and understand.  FCA legal staff is working to provide the answers to your many questions.

 Updated Wednesday, 18 April 2012

 

 

PDF of FAQs – HOUSE BILL 119 – NEW PIP LAW EFFECTIVE (PRIMARILY) JANUARY 1, 2013

CS/CS/HB 119 – the PIP bill passed by the 2012 Legislature – is extremely confusing and is difficult to interpret and understand. FCA legal staff continues to work daily to provide the answers to members’ many questions and to update information as it becomes available.

Index to 2012 PIP Statute

Here is an index to help break down the 2012 PIP statute and make it easier to navigate.

New PIP Patient Flyer

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We have created a flyer that will help you inform your patients about the changes in PIP and it is now posted for your easy printing.  Next week, the FCA will send a large, 4-color poster version to you for display in your reception room.

Update: 
In response to member requests, we've also included a PDF file of the large (11”x17”) 4-color poster. 

AHCA Issues Memo Addressing Glitch in New PIP Law

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) on Tuesday issued a memo attempting to fix a flaw in the new PIP law.  In the memo, AHCA General Counsel Stuart Williams outlines legal reasoning why the Agency “believes that the Act applies the same effective date of January 1, 2013 to both” the new requirement for clinic licensure and the list of providers exempted from it (MD, DO, DC, dentists, hospitals, medical schools, etc.)

PIP Checklist

What documents must you submit with an initial PIP claim?  Here is our PIP Checklist that you may use to ensure that your claims submittals are correct and complete.