The Eleventh Circuit Court certified a question to the Florida Supreme Court regarding the interpretation of “legally responsible” within Fla. Stat. § 400.9905(4)(g), as the term’s meaning impacts the validity of insurance claims submitted by clinics under the wholly owned exemption. The Court deferred its decision, emphasizing the need for the Florida Supreme Court to clarify whether the exemption imposes an affirmative duty on clinic owners to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws (citing Steele v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 51 F.4th 1059 (11th Cir. 2022)).
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