The Florida Senate

627.652  Group health insurance; definitions.--As used in this part:

(1)  Group health insurance is that form of health insurance covering groups of persons under a master group health insurance policy issued to any one of the groups listed in ss. 627.653-627.656.

(2)(a)  The terms "policy," "insurance policy," "health insurance policy," "group health policy," and "group health insurance policy" include plans of self-insurance providing health insurance benefits.

(b)  The terms "amount of insurance" and "insurance" include the benefits provided under a plan of self-insurance.

(c)  The term "insurer" includes any person or governmental unit providing a plan of self-insurance.

History.--s. 585, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 500, 523, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.