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Late Payment Penalty and Interest

Last update
September 19, 2025

Florida payers are required to pay at least 95% of all undisputed workers’ comp medical, hospital, pharmacy, or dental bills within 45 days of receipt.

If the payer fails to pay within 45 days, an additional fee will be charged.

Payers who fail to meet this timely payment standard must pay to the Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund a penalty of:

  • $25 per bill: if below 95% but above 90% timely performance standard.
  • $50 per bill: if below 90% timely performance standard.

Florida

Statutes/Rule

Statute

Florida Statutes, Chapter 440, Workers’ Compensation 

Section

440.20 Time for payment of compensation and medical bills; penalties for late payment. 

Subsection Text

440.20 (6) (b) For medical services provided on or after January 1, 2004, the department shall require that all medical, hospital, pharmacy, or dental bills properly submitted by the provider, except for bills that are disallowed or denied by the carrier or its authorized vendor in accordance with department rule, are timely paid within 45 calendar days after the carrier’s receipt of the bill. The department shall impose penalties for late payments or disallowances or denials of medical, hospital, pharmacy, or dental bills that are below a minimum 95 percent timely performance standard. The carrier shall pay to the Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund a penalty of:
1. Twenty-five dollars for each bill below the 95 percent timely performance standard, but meeting a 90 percent timely standard.
2. Fifty dollars for each bill below a 90 percent timely performance standard.

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