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House Bill 0013




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                  HB 13

        By Representative Morse






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to health insurance; amending

  3         s. 627.419, F.S.; including physician

  4         assistants within certain benefits or services

  5         payment provisions; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 627.419, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         627.419  Construction of policies.--

13         (6)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when

14  any health insurance policy, health care services plan, or

15  other contract provides for payment for surgical first

16  assisting benefits or services, the policy, plan, or contract

17  is to be construed as providing for payment to a physician

18  assistant or a registered nurse first assistant who performs

19  such services that are within the scope of a physician

20  assistant's or a registered nurse first assistant's

21  professional license.

22         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1997.

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25                          HOUSE SUMMARY

26    Includes physician assistants within provisions providing
      for payment for surgical first assisting benefits or
27    services.  See bill for details.

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