Who is exempt from the Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) fee?
You are exempt from paying the NICA fee if you meet the following exemption criteria per s. 766.314, F.S.: • Resident physicians, assistant resident physicians and interns in postgraduate training programs approved by the Board of Medicine • Retired physicians who maintain an active license, but who have withdrawn from the practice of medicine • Physicians who hold a limited license, as defined by s. 458.317, F.S., who do not receive any compensation for medical services • Physicians employed full-time by the Veterans Administration whose practice is confined to VA hospitals • Any licensed physician on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States • Physicians employed full-time by the State of Florida whose practice is confined to state-owned correctional institutions and state-owned mental health facilities Proof of qualification for a claimed exemption must be submitted to NICA, P.O. Box 14567, Tallahassee, FL 32317-4567. Please contact NICA at (850) 488-8191 for further in
