Flagler Hospital Inc. v. Association Insurance Co.

The Appellant, a health care provider, challenges a final order from the Workers’ Compensation Division of the Department for Financial Services (the Department), which found that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the claim. We AFFIRM because the Department lacks jurisdiction over a claim for the reimbursement of medical bills until the compensability of the claim is established. Compare Amerisure Ins. Co.-Fl. v. Martin Mem’l Med. Ctr., 67 So.3d 353, 353 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011) (holding the Department does not have jurisdiction over medical provider’s claim for reimbursement of medical…