Corresponding with a 2003 law that established a two-year minimum sentence for anyone organizing or participating in an actual staged auto crash, the new legislation:
• Provides for revocation of the driver’s license of anyone convicted of auto insurance fraud.
• Makes it a third-degree felony for any service provider, such as a clinic or body shop, to waive insurance deductibles as a general business practice. Waiving deductibles makes it easier for individuals to profit from insurance fraud schemes.
• Requires medical clinics to prominently post information in their waiting rooms about the Florida Fraud Fighters hotline and reward program information.
• Clarifies that kickbacks for patient referrals are illegal whether the patient is being referred to or from a medical clinic, and provides that patients themselves may be punished for soliciting kickbacks for their cooperation in fraudulent billing schemes against the insurer.
Topics Florida Fraud Auto Legislation
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