The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XIX
PUBLIC BUSINESS

Chapter 284
STATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY PROGRAMS

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F.S. 284.40

284.40 Division of Risk Management; disclosure of certain workers’ compensation-related information by the Department of Financial Services.—

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the Division of Risk Management of the Department of Financial Services to administer this part and the provisions of s. 287.131.

(2) The claim files maintained by the Division of Risk Management shall be confidential, shall be only for the usage by the Department of Financial Services in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities under this part, and shall be exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).

(3) Upon certification by the division director or his or her designee to the custodian of any records maintained by the Department of Children and Families, Department of Health, Agency for Health Care Administration, or Department of Elderly Affairs that such records are necessary to investigate a claim against the Department of Children and Families, Department of Health, Agency for Health Care Administration, or Department of Elderly Affairs being handled by the Division of Risk Management, the records shall be released to the division subject to the provisions of subsection (2), any conflicting provisions as to the confidentiality of such records notwithstanding.

(4) Notwithstanding s. 440.1851, the Department of Financial Services may disclose the personal identifying information of an injured or deceased employee to a department-contracted vendor for the purpose of ascertaining a claimant’s claims history to investigate the compensability of a claim or to identify and prevent fraud.

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-206; s. 6, ch. 74-235; s. 2, ch. 77-107; s. 1, ch. 78-408; s. 1, ch. 89-15; s. 102, ch. 90-360; s. 204, ch. 95-148; s. 132, ch. 96-406; s. 49, ch. 99-8; s. 325, ch. 2003-261; s. 51, ch. 2014-19; s. 5, ch. 2018-102.

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Amendments to 284.40

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 284.40

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 284.40.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

M. GARCIA, v. CARMAR STRUCTURAL INC. FEISCO,, 605 So. 2d 1288 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . The problem arises from the fact that the carrier calculated the wage loss benefits at $284.40, using . . .

MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, A DIVISION OF KNIGHT- RIDDER NEWSPAPERS, INC. a v. CITY OF NORTH MIAMI, a, 452 So. 2d 572 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . Kropff 445 So.2d 1068 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984) (the scope of section 284.40, Florida Statutes (1981), creates . . . Fla.Stat. (1981) (Evidence Code applies only to admissibility of evidence in judicial proceedings), with § 284.40 . . .

In SUNDALE ASSOCIATES, LTD. CITY NATIONAL BANK OF MIAMI, v. SUNRISE CLUB, INC., 23 B.R. 230 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1982)

. . . Second Parcel The North 284.40 feet of the South one-half (SVí¡) of the Southwest one-quarter (SWVi) . . .

D. v. D. J. v., 69 T.C. 521 (T.C. 1977)

. . . Proc. 70-25, 1970-2 C.B. 506, or $284.40 and $195.60 in 1970 and 1971, respectively. . . .

R. WARRING, v. UNITED STATES, 222 F.2d 906 (4th Cir. 1955)

. . . that Warring had on deposit at the Arlington Trust Company, Arlington, Virginia, as of July, 1946, $284.40 . . .