Know Your Rights
1. Florida is a no-fault state, no matter who gets the ticket, you are entitled to receive treatment.
2. If the accident is not your fault, insurance companies cannot raise your insurance premium even if you have been treated for injuries.
3. If you don't have a legal status in the US, you are still entitled to receive a minimum of $10,000.00 for treatment.
4. Many people don't know that you have up to one (1) year from the date of the accident to pursue medical and chiropractic care.
5. Under the Laws of the State of Florida, you are entitled to receive a minimum of $10,000.00 for medical and
chiropractic treatment.
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 The Personal Injury Protection (PIP) law (specifically, Florida Statute 627.736[1]) requires every insurance company writing PIP policies to pay the following
medical benefits following an automobile accident:
Eighty percent of all reasonable expenses for necessary medical, surgical, x-ray, dental, and rehabilitative service, including prosthetic devices, and necessary ambulance, hospital, and nursing services. Such benefits shall also include necessary remedial treatment and services recognized and permitted under the laws of this state for an injured person who relies upon spiritual means through prayer alone for healing, in accordance with his religious beliefs.
Even though not mentioned in the statute specifically, the appellate courts in Florida have held that the cost of transportation incurred in connection with reasonable and necessary medical treatment is a reimbursable medical expense. Automobile accident patients may also recover PIP benefits for replacement services - whatever ordinary services they could do for themselves but can no longer do as a result of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident.
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