2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1231: Insurance Claims Payments to Physicians

Legislative Summary

Prohibits contracts between certain physicians & health insurers & health maintenance organizations from specifying credit card payments to physicians as only acceptable method for payments; authorizes use of electronic funds transfers by health insurers & HMOs for payments to physicians; provides notification requirements; prohibits health insurers & HMOs from charging fees for automated clearinghouse transfers as claims payments to physicians; prohibits health insurers & HMOs from denying claims subsequently submitted by physicians for procedures that were included in prior authorizations.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
3/20/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Dean Black
Dean Black
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/26/2025172.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/21/2025577.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/18/2025577.9 KB