Friday, June 29, 2018

Notice of Three-Member Panel Meeting

Amended July 2, 2018:

To: All Self-Insurers, Insurers, Claim Administrators, and Medical Service Providers
From: Florida Division of Workers' Compensation
Subject: Notice of Three-Member Panel Meeting

The Three-Member Panel meeting that was scheduled for Friday, July 6, 2018 has been cancelled.
The Three-Member Panel will reconvene at a later date at which time a meeting notice will be published in a future E-Alert and in the Florida Administrative Register.

Original post below:

On June 26, 2018, The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation announced a public meeting of the Three-Member Panel that will be held on Friday, July 6, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., eastern time, in room 116 of the J. Edwin Larson Building, located at 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida.

The purpose of the meeting is to approve maximum reimbursement allowances for inpatient hospital care based upon a new schedule of per diem rates, pursuant to s. 440.13(12), F.S., which will be included in the Hospital Reimbursement Manual, 2018 edition. The Three-Member Panel will receive public comment and testimony. Special Note: the maximum reimbursement allowances for outpatient hospital care will not change and are those that were approved by the Three-Member Panel at its April 10, 2018, public meeting.

Three-Member Panel Meeting Agenda and Meeting Packet is available here, under the Notices tab.

The official Notice of this meeting appeared in Volume 44, Number 124 of the Florida Administrative Weekly, published on June 26, 2018.
If you have questions about the contents of this notice, please contact Theresa Pugh, Program Administrator, Medical Services Section, Division of Workers' Compensation at (850) 413-1721 or Theresa.Pugh@myfloridacfo.com.