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Gerald Rosenthal

Past President Profile; Gerald Rosenthal

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In this segment of our Past President Profile, we were able to  speak with Gerald Rosenthal, a founding member of FWA and the chairman for 1989-1991, regarding his background and leadership of FWA. You can read his responses below.

How did you first get into Workers’ Comp?

I first got into workers comp when one of the associates in the office who did comp quit. He ultimately went on to become an appellate judge on the 4th District. My then boss, Richard Sicking, told me I was now a comp lawyer. I

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HITECH Medical Requests

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Requests for Records under the HITECH Act / Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information 45 CFR § 164.524, also referred to as “The Privacy Rule”.

The HITECH Act was passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology.  The Act provides incentives to health care providers to transition to electronic health records. Additionally, there are also provisions concerning a patient’s right to their personal health information. The HITECH Act provisions were implemented via a Megarule in 2013,

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What Repealing the Affordable Care Act Means for Injured Parties

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Please read below a guest post by one of our sponsors, Ametros.  The opinions or facts expressed in this post are solely those of Ametros, and not necessarily those of FWA. FWA does not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of the information provided herein.

By Melissa Wright, Ametros.

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in 2010, many gained access to health insurance that they may not have been able to access otherwise. Based on the most recent data released in June 2016, 10.4 million people were enrolled in plans under the

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FWA - Synergy Scholarship Award Recipients 2016

Applications for FWA/Synergy Scholarship Award Due by May 1st

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Florida Workers’ Advocates, with the support of our Platinum Sponsor, Synergy Settlement Services, established a scholarship award in 2016 for worthy student applicants and is proud to continue this award in 2017.  With this in mind, your help is needed in identifying students from among the families of your clients who meet the criteria for this award.

As set forth in the application, “The Florida Workers Advocates Scholarship Award is for the individual or individuals chosen by review of a committee of the Florida Workers’ Advocates Board of Directors. The applicant

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Court Watch February 2017

Case Law

* National Council of Compensation Insurance v. James F. Fee, et al, Case# 1D16-5408 – The First District Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments for February 22, 2017, at 9:00am.  A link to the live video can be found on the 1st DCA’s website. Stay tuned…
* RetailFirst Insurance Company and Servpro of SE Tampa v. Brenton Davis, 42 Fla. L. Weekly D222, (Fla. 1st DCA, 1/23/17) – In this case of first impression, the 1st DCA holds that under section 440.13(2)(f), the “One-time change” provision allows “only for a one-to-one exchange

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