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SB 1724: Health Care Regulations

GENERAL BILL by Cruz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez ; Taddeo

Health Care Regulations; Establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Commission within the Agency for Health Care Administration; requiring manufacturers to notify the commission of proposed price increases and introductory prices of prescription drugs under certain circumstances; revising provisions relating to individual health insurance coverage for preexisting conditions; prohibiting specified insurers from establishing, in their franchise health insurance policies, differentials in premium rates based on preexisting conditions, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2021
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 169
    1/22/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 168
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Banking and Insurance

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  • SB 1724, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2020 at 1:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1293 Health Care Regulations Good Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
    H 1295 Pub. Meetings and Rec./Prescription Drug Affordability Commission Trade Secrets Good Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (41)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.02033 Page 5 (pdf)
    408.9091 Cover Florida Health Care Access Program. Page 44 (pdf)
    409.814 Eligibility. Page 46 (pdf)
    409.816 Limitations on premiums and cost sharing. Page 46 (pdf)
    627.429 Medical tests for HIV infection and AIDS for insurance purposes. Page 47 (pdf)
    627.6045 Preexisting condition. Page 74 (pdf)
    627.6046 Limit on preexisting conditions. Page 74 (pdf)
    627.607 Time limit on certain defenses. Page 47 (pdf)
    627.6415 Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured’s custodial care. Page 48 (pdf)
    627.642 Outline of coverage. Page 49 (pdf)
    627.6425 Renewability of individual coverage. Page 49 (pdf)
    627.6426 Short-term health insurance. Page 51 (pdf)
    627.6475 Individual reinsurance pool. Page 51 (pdf)
    627.6487 Guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to eligible individuals. Page 18 (pdf)
    627.64875 Page 24 (pdf)
    627.6512 Exemption of certain group health insurance policies. Page 52 (pdf)
    627.6525 Short-term health insurance. Page 52 (pdf)
    627.6561 Preexisting conditions. Page 74 (pdf)
    627.65612 Limit on preexisting conditions. Page 74 (pdf)
    627.65613 Page 27 (pdf)
    627.65614 Page 27 (pdf)
    627.65625 Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status. Page 52 (pdf)
    627.6571 Guaranteed renewability of coverage. Page 54 (pdf)
    627.6578 Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured’s custodial care. Page 56 (pdf)
    627.6675 Conversion on termination of eligibility. Page 57 (pdf)
    627.6692 Florida Health Insurance Coverage Continuation Act. Page 59 (pdf)
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 30 (pdf)
    627.66997 Stop-loss insurance. Page 60 (pdf)
    627.6741 Issuance, cancellation, nonrenewal, and replacement. Page 61 (pdf)
    631.818 Powers and duties of the plan. Page 64 (pdf)
    641.185 Health maintenance organization subscriber protections. Page 65 (pdf)
    641.1855 Page 41 (pdf)
    641.3007 HIV infection and AIDS for contract purposes. Page 66 (pdf)
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 66 (pdf)
    641.3102 Restrictions upon expulsion or refusal to issue or renew contract. Page 68 (pdf)
    641.31071 Preexisting conditions. Page 74 (pdf)
    641.31073 Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status. Page 69 (pdf)
    641.31074 Guaranteed renewability of coverage. Page 71 (pdf)
    641.31077 Page 43 (pdf)
    641.3903 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. Page 72 (pdf)
    641.3922 Conversion contracts; conditions. Page 73 (pdf)

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