A Florida judge has lifted an automatic stay of a temporary injunction of certain provisions within a landmark auto insurance reform bill adopted last year.
State Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis in Leon County has ruled to lift a stay of the injunction, which went into effect when Florida officials, including Gov. Rick Scott and Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, filed an appeal to stop the injunction.
A group of acupuncturists, massage therapists, and chiropractors filed for the injunction. Lewis ruled in March that certain aspects of Florida's new personal injury protection (PIP) reform violated the Florida Constitution. His ruling allows acupuncturists and massage therapists to receive personal injury protection (PIP) benefits and it eliminates the requirement that a person have an “emergency medical condition” as a prerequisite to receiving full PIP benefits.
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