Request For Comments: Personal Injury Provider Certification Of Eligibility Form

 

On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, a member of this Firm attended a workshop at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) on Proposed Rule 69O-170.0155(n), titled “Personal Injury Provider Certification of Eligibility.”  The purpose of this Proposed Rule is to adopt the Personal Injury Protection Provider Certification of Eligibility Form as required by amendments to Section 627.736, Florida Statutes. 

Following opening remarks by OIR General Counsel, Steve Fredrickson, a representative from the Florida Insurance Council commented, suggesting that the Rule be amended to clarify who is considered an authorized signatory, given that the Florida Statutes and Rule are silent on the matter.  OIR members concurred with the comments and may adopt changes to the Proposed Rule as a result. 

The OIR stated that the record on this Proposed Rule will remain open for ten (10) additional days, and a public hearing will also be scheduled.  Written comments should be submitted to Steve Fredrickson and Michael Milnes at either steve.fredrickson@fldfs.com or michael.milnes@fldfs.com, respectively.

Please e-mail your comments as to the substance of the Form to either Trevor B. Mask at tmask@cftlaw.com or Michelle C. Alvarez at malvarez@cftlaw.com by November 9, 2007.  Your comments will be compiled and circulated to the group next week for discussion.

 

Attached are copies of yesterday’s Workshop Agenda and the Form.

 

 

 

Should you have any questions or comments regarding this information, please feel free to contact this office.