CFO Jeff Atwater Supports Fighting Fraud During 2015 Legislative Session

March 11, 2015

CFO Jeff Atwater supports the Health Care Clinic Proposed Legislation House Bill 1127 and Senate Bill 1306 that strengthen the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (“AHCA”) Health Care Clinic Act (“HCCA”). The proposed legislation:

  • Creates new certificate of exemption mandates for clinics exempted from mandatory licensure in HB 119 and criminal penalties for certain AHCA clinic violations;
  • Increases the number of crimes that may be investigated by the Division of Insurance Fraud;
  • Requires insurers to have SIU departments with specific requirements and establishes state oversight to help fight insurance fraud;
  • Creates additional criminal penalties for unlawful claims, whether paid or not.

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Contributing Authors:

MICHAEL A. ROSENBERG

MARK J. ROSE

MIGUEL R. ROURA

DENNIS LAROSA