Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 18 R · 11 D cosponsors

HB 637 — Treatment by a Medical Specialist

Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 808 (Ch. 2024-209)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 637 has clarified the language regarding the payment rates for medical specialists treating firefighters and officers. The reference to "a selected medical specialist" has been removed, which broadens the scope to any qualified medical specialist within the defined criteria. This change matters because it expands access to necessary medical expertise for these professionals, ensuring they receive the appropriate care for specific health issues at regulated rates. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2024.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB637 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to treatment by a medical specialist;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB637 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to treatment by a medical specialist;
hb0637-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB637 2024 (3)(a) Notwithstanding s.
hb0637-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB637 2024 (3)(a) Notwithstanding s.
hb0637-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB637 2024 medical specialist must be reasonable, necessary, and related to tuberculosis, heart disease, or hypertension;
hb0637-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB637 2024 medical specialist must be reasonable, necessary, and related to tuberculosis, heart disease, or hypertension;
be reimbursed at no more than 200 percent of the Medicare rate for a selected medical specialist;
be reimbursed at no more than 200 percent of the Medicare rate;
hb0637-02-c2
hb0637-01-c1
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 808 (Ch. 2024-209)

  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading

  4. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024)

  5. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  6. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  7. Bill referred to House Calendar

  8. CS Filed

  9. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  10. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  11. Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

  12. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  13. Now in Commerce Committee

  14. Reported out of Appropriations Committee

  15. Favorable by Appropriations Committee

  16. Added to Appropriations Committee agenda

  17. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  18. Now in Appropriations Committee

  19. Referred to Commerce Committee

  20. Referred to Appropriations Committee

  21. CS Filed

  22. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  23. Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  24. Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  25. Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda

  26. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  27. Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  28. Referred to Commerce Committee

  29. Referred to Appropriations Committee

  30. Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  31. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee)

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Republican 10002
Unaffiliated 2001
Total 18003
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Benjamin — Not Voting
Rommel — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Not Voting
Melo, Lauren Republican Not Voting
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Favorable (Appropriations Committee)

Passed 27 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 10002
Democrat 6000
Total 27002
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (29)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Bell — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Fine — Yea
Grant — Yea
Payne — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Williams — Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Not Voting
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Not Voting
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Insurance & Banking Subcommittee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10001
Unaffiliated 3001
Democrat 4000
Total 17002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Benjamin — Not Voting
Rudman — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Temple — Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Not Voting
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 637 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 637?
HB 637 is sponsored by Commerce Committee, Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" (Republican), Abbott, Shane G. (Republican), Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" (Republican), Anderson, Adam (Republican), Arrington, Kristen Aston (Democrat), Berfield, Kimberly (Republican), Caruso, Casello, Chaney, Linda (Republican), Cross, Lindsay (Democrat), Daley, Dan (Democrat), Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), Esposito, Tiffany (Republican), Gossett-Seidman, Peggy (Republican), Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" (Democrat), Holcomb, Jeff (Republican), Hunschofsky, Christine (Democrat), Jacques, Berny (Republican), Joseph, Dotie (Democrat), LaMarca, Chip (Republican), López, Johanna (Democrat), Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. (Republican), Plakon, Rachel Saunders (Republican), Rudman, Salzman, Michelle (Republican), Skidmore, Kelly (Democrat), Stark, Paula A. (Republican), Steele, Kevin M. (Republican), Tant, Allison (Democrat), Valdés, Susan L. (Republican), Waldron, Woodson, Marie Paule (Democrat), Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, and Lopez, Vicki L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 637?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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