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The Florida Society of Pathologists (FSP) will host a Fellowship Fair and Resident Forum during a cocktail reception at the 43rd Annual Anatomic Pathology Conference on Saturday, February 18 from 5:00-6:00 pm at Disney’s Grand Floridian Hotel in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

In attendance and representing the Florida Delegation were Doctors Marylin Bui, Rebeca Johnson, Anne Champeaux, Emmanuel Agosto-Arroyo, Stephen Vernon, Harvey Feld, Jim Zhai, Patti Gregg, Marino Leon and Antonio Martinez.

License renewal is right around the corner. The Florida Society of Pathologists (FSP) is proud to support our members through the renewal process. FSP members receive a complimentary professional level account for CE Broker.

The 2017 Florida Society of Pathologists (FSP) Resident Poster Competition for the Florida Society of Pathologists 2017 Annual Anatomic Pathology Conference, February 17-19, at the Disney's Grand Floridian Resort will start accepting submissions soon. In 2017, the Resident Poster Competition is going digital. Posters will be displayed in the digital poster hall on Saturday, February 18, during the conference.

FSP signs on to cosponsor H.R. 5721, the Local Coverage Determination and Clarification Act in collaboration with the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

CAP Board of Governor elections are open and a candidate for re-election to the Board, has requested FSP membership support. Please exercise your important vote for the CAP Board of Governors. The decisions made by the Board affect pathologists nationally.

There wasn’t an empty seat in the room for the FSP 2016 Summer Anatomic Conference which was held on July 23-24 in Palm Beach at the Four Seasons. With a record breaking attendance of 115 attendees, the Summer Conference delivered a jam packed weekend of education, networking and a little bit of fun as well.

FSP President, Margaret Neal was invited by Dr. Anthony Magliocco, chair of the Anatomic Pathology department at Moffitt to speak to the AP faculty on July 6 in Tampa on "What FSP is Doing for the Florida Pathologist".

Prior to 2016, the laws that regulated balance billing with regard to enrollees of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) did not apply to preferred provider organizations (PPOs). The basic rule in section 641.3154, Florida Statutes - If an HMO is liable for services rendered to a subscriber by a provider, regardless of whether a contract exists between the organization and the provider, the organization is liable for payment of fees to the provider and the subscriber is not liable for payment of fees to the provider – applied only in the HMO context. Physicians who did not participate in their patient’s PPO were free to balance bill the patient when the insurance company did not pay the physician’s full charge.

The Officers of the FSP have made recommendations for a revision of the current bylaws.