CFO Jimmy Patronis Issues Directive Empowering Insurance Consumer Advocate to Hold NICA Accountable
Today's action directs the
The CFO is also directing the
CFO
"These families have been through so much already, and the idea that they need a doctor's note for every little request is something Tasha can work with both sides on to fix. Moreover, as I have asked OIR to audit NICA, I want to make sure Tasha and her team have access to whatever information Commissioner Altmaier has access to. Ultimately, reforming NICA is going to require changes to the law. That doesn't mean, however, we cannot do some good on behalf of these families in the short-term. This directive is an important step in getting immediate relief to some of the families who have not had their needs properly met."
CFO DIRECTIVE EMPOWERING FLA. INSURANCE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
WHEREAS, the Legislature created the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan, (hereinafter referred to as "NICA"), in 1989 for the purpose of providing compensation, irrespective of fault, for birth-related neurological injury claims.
WHEREAS, section 627.0613, Florida Statutes, designates the
WHEREAS, section 766.304, Florida Statutes, grants the
WHEREAS, section 766.315(5)(d), Florida Statutes, requires NICA to annually provide audited financial reports to OIR, and empowers OIR to audit NICA at any time determined to be necessary.
WHEREAS, section 766.314(2)(a) specifies that NICA shall be administered in accordance with a Plan of Operation, which must include provisions specifying the manner in which NICA processes claims.
WHEREAS, section 766.314(2)(b), authorizes the NICA Board of Directors to amend its Plan of Operation and requires such amendments to be approved by OIR.
WHEREAS, participants in the NICA Program have a substantial interest in the provisions of the NICA Plan of Operations and determinations by the
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I,
Section 1.
Section 2.
Section 3. This Directive shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Chief Financial Officer.
A copy of Chief Financial Officer Directive 2021-02 can be found here(https://www.myfloridacfo.com/documents/CFO-Directive-2021-02.pdf).
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