Florida Senate - 2015 CS for SB 1134
By the Committee on Banking and Insurance; and Senator Hays
597-02401-15 20151134c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to blanket health insurance; amending
3 s. 627.659, F.S.; expanding the types of individuals
4 and entities which are eligible for blanket health
5 insurance coverage; providing an effective date.
6
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
8
9 Section 1. Section 627.659, Florida Statutes, is amended to
10 read:
11 627.659 Blanket health insurance; eligible groups.—Blanket
12 health insurance is that form of health insurance that which
13 covers special groups of individuals under a policy or contract
14 issued as enumerated in one of the following subsections:
15 (1) Under a policy or contract issued To a any common
16 carrier, or to an operator, an owner, or a lessee of a means of
17 transportation, which is shall be deemed to be the policyholder,
18 covering a group that is defined as all persons who may become
19 passengers on such common carrier or means of transportation.
20 (2) Under a policy or contract issued To an employer, who
21 is shall be deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or any
22 grouping group of employees or insured employees’ dependents or
23 guests, who are defined by reference to an activity or operation
24 of the policyholder exceptional hazards incident to such
25 employment, or under a policy or contract issued to an employer
26 if when all of its employees are covered under the any such
27 policy or contract.
28 (3) Under a policy issued To a school, district school
29 system, college, university, or other institution of learning,
30 or to an the official or officials of the such institution,
31 insuring all or any grouping of the institution’s students, and
32 teachers, and employees. The any such policy issued may insure
33 the spouse or dependent children of the insured student,
34 teacher, or employee.
35 (4) Under a policy or contract issued In the name of a any
36 volunteer fire department, or first aid group, emergency
37 management group, or other first responder such volunteer group,
38 which is shall be deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or
39 any grouping of the members or employees of the policyholder or
40 covering all or any grouping of participants which is defined by
41 reference to an activity or operation sponsored or supervised by
42 the policyholder such department or group.
43 (5) Under a policy or contract issued To an organization,
44 or branch thereof, such as the Boy Scouts of America, the Future
45 Farmers of America, a religious, instructional, or educational,
46 charitable, recreational, or civic body bodies, or similar
47 organization organizations, or to an individual, firm, or
48 corporation, holding or operating meetings, such as summer camps
49 or other meetings for religious, instructive, educational,
50 charitable, or recreational, or civic purposes, which
51 organization, branch, or body is deemed to be the policyholder,
52 covering all or any grouping of participants which is defined by
53 reference to an activity or operation of the policyholder,
54 including those who attend the attending such camps or meetings,
55 such as including counselors, instructors, and persons in other
56 administrative positions.
57 (6) Under a policy or contract issued In the name of a
58 newspaper or other publisher, which is shall be deemed to be the
59 policyholder, covering independent contractor newspaper or
60 publication delivery persons.
61 (7) Under a policy or contract issued In the name of a
62 health care provider or coordinator of health services, which is
63 shall be deemed to be the policyholder, covering patients,
64 donors, or surrogates. This coverage may be offered to patients,
65 donors, or surrogates of the policyholder, a health care
66 provider but may not be required as made a condition of
67 receiving care. The benefits provided under the such policy or
68 contract are shall not be assignable to any health care
69 provider.
70 (8) Under a policy or contract issued To a any health
71 maintenance organization licensed pursuant to the provisions of
72 part I of chapter 641, which is shall be deemed to be the
73 policyholder, covering the subscribers of the health maintenance
74 organization. Payment may be made directly to the health
75 maintenance organization by the blanket health insurer for
76 health care services rendered by providers pursuant to the
77 health care delivery plan.
78 (9) To a sports team or camp, or a sponsor thereof, which
79 is deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or any grouping
80 of members, campers, participants, employees, officials, or
81 supervisors.
82 (10) To a travel agency or other organization that provides
83 travel-related services, which is deemed to be the policyholder,
84 covering all or any grouping of persons to whom the policyholder
85 provides travel or travel-related services.
86 (11) To an association having a constitution and bylaws,
87 having at least 25 individual members, and having been organized
88 and maintained in good faith for a period of 1 year for purposes
89 other than that of obtaining insurance, which association is
90 deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or any grouping of
91 the members of the association.
92 (12) To a bank or other financial institution, a vendor of
93 the institution, or a parent holding company of the institution,
94 or to a trustee or agent of such institution, vendor, or
95 company, which is deemed to be the policyholder, covering
96 accountholders, cardholders, debtors, guarantors, or purchasers.
97 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.