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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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11  Representative(s) King offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 11, line 3 through page 25, line 15,

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 6.  Subsection (2), paragraphs (a), (e), and

19  (h) of subsection (3), paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection

20  (4), and subsections (5) and (9) of section 110.123, Florida

21  Statutes, are amended, and subsection (12) is added to that

22  section, to read:

23         110.123  State group insurance program.--

24         (2)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:

25         (a)  "Department" means the Department of Management

26  Services.

27         (b)  "Division" means the Division of State Group

28  Insurance in the department.

29         (c)  "Enrollee" means all state officers and employees,

30  retired state officers and employees, and surviving spouses of

31  deceased state officers and employees, and terminated

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 1  employees or individuals with continuation coverage who are

 2  enrolled in an insurance plan offered by the state group

 3  insurance program.

 4         (d)  "Full-time state employees" includes all full-time

 5  employees of all branches or agencies of state government

 6  holding salaried positions and paid by state warrant or from

 7  agency funds, and employees paid from regular salary

 8  appropriations for 8 months' employment, including university

 9  personnel on academic contracts, but in no case shall "state

10  employee" or "salaried position" include persons paid from

11  other-personal-services (OPS) funds.

12         (e)  "Health maintenance organization" or "HMO" means

13  an entity certified under part I of chapter 641.

14         (f)  "Health plan member" means any person

15  participating in the state group health insurance plan or in a

16  health maintenance organization plan under the state group

17  insurance program, including enrollees and covered dependents

18  thereof.

19         (g)(f)  "Part-time state employee" means any employee

20  of any branch or agency of state government paid by state

21  warrant from salary appropriations or from agency funds, and

22  who is employed for less than the normal full-time workweek

23  established by the department or, if on academic contract or

24  seasonal or other type of employment which is less than

25  year-round, is employed for less than 8 months during any

26  12-month period, but in no case shall "part-time" employee

27  include a person paid from other-personal-services (OPS)

28  funds.

29         (h)(g)  "Retired state officer or employee" or

30  "retiree" means any state officer or state employee who

31  retires under a state retirement system or a state optional

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 1  annuity or retirement program or is placed on disability

 2  retirement, and who was insured under the state group

 3  insurance program at the time of retirement, and who begins

 4  receiving retirement benefits immediately after retirement

 5  from state office or employment.

 6         (i)(h)  "State agency" or "agency" means any branch,

 7  department, or agency of state government.

 8         (j)  "State-contracted HMO" means any health

 9  maintenance organization under contract with the division to

10  participate in the state group insurance program.

11         (k)(i)  "State group health insurance plan" means the

12  state self-insured health insurance plan offered to state

13  officers and employees, retired state officers and employees,

14  and surviving spouses of deceased state officers and employees

15  pursuant to this section.

16         (l)(j)  "State group insurance program" or "programs"

17  means the package of insurance plans offered to state officers

18  and employees, retired state officers and employees, and

19  surviving spouses of deceased state officers and employees

20  pursuant to this section, including the state group health

21  insurance plan, health maintenance organization plans, and

22  other plans required or authorized by this section.

23         (m)(k)  "State officer" means any constitutional state

24  officer, any elected state officer paid by state warrant, or

25  any appointed state officer who is commissioned by the

26  Governor and who is paid by state warrant.

27         (n)(l)  "Surviving spouse" means the widow or widower

28  of a deceased state officer, full-time state employee,

29  part-time state employee, or retiree if such widow or widower

30  was covered as a dependent under the state group health

31  insurance plan or a health maintenance organization plan

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 1  established pursuant to this section at the time of the death

 2  of the deceased officer, employee, or retiree.  "Surviving

 3  spouse" also means any widow or widower who is receiving or

 4  eligible to receive a monthly state warrant from a state

 5  retirement system as the beneficiary of a state officer,

 6  full-time state employee, or retiree who died prior to July 1,

 7  1979.  For the purposes of this section, any such widow or

 8  widower shall cease to be a surviving spouse upon his or her

 9  remarriage.

10         (3)  STATE GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM.--

11         (a)  The Division of State Group Insurance is created

12  within the Department of Management Services, to be headed by

13  a director who shall be appointed by the Governor and

14  confirmed by the Senate.  The division shall be a separate

15  budget entity, and the director shall be its agency head for

16  all purposes.

17         1.  The director and assistant director shall be exempt

18  from the Career Service System as provided under s.

19  110.205(2)(i) of the state personnel law.  In addition to the

20  20 policymaking positions allocated to the Department of

21  Management Services, under s. 110.205(2)(m), the director, as

22  agency head, may designate as being exempt from the Career

23  Service System a maximum of 10 positions determined by the

24  director to have policymaking or managerial responsibilities

25  comparable to such positions.

26         2.  The Department of Management Services shall provide

27  administrative support and service to the division to the

28  extent requested by the director. The division shall not be

29  subject to control, supervision, or direction by the

30  Department of Management Services in any manner, including,

31  but not limited to, personnel, purchasing, transactions

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 1  involving real or personal property, and budgetary matters,

 2  except to the extent as provided in this chapter and chapters

 3  216, 255, 282, and 287 for agencies of the executive branch.

 4         (e)1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 287

 5  and the authority of the Division of Purchasing, for the

 6  purpose of protecting the health of, and providing medical

 7  services to, state employees participating in the state group

 8  insurance program Employees' Health Self-Insurance Plan, the

 9  Division of State Group Insurance may contract to retain the

10  services of professional administrators for the state group

11  insurance program Employees' Health Self-Insurance Plan.  The

12  division agency shall follow good purchasing practices of

13  state procurement to the extent practicable under the

14  circumstances.

15         2.  Each vendor in a major procurement, and any other

16  vendor if the division deems it necessary to protect the

17  state's financial interests, shall, at the time of executing

18  any contract with the division, post an appropriate bond with

19  the division in an amount determined by the division to be

20  adequate to protect the state's interests but not higher than

21  the full amount estimated to be paid annually to the vendor

22  under the contract.

23         3.  Each major contract entered into by the division

24  pursuant to this section shall contain a provision for payment

25  of liquidated damages to the division for material

26  noncompliance by a vendor with a contract provision. The

27  division may require a liquidated damages provision in any

28  contract if the division deems it necessary to protect the

29  state's financial interests.

30         4.  The provisions of s. 120.57(3) apply to the

31  division's contracting process, except:

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 1         a.  A formal written protest of any decision, intended

 2  decision, or other action subject to protest shall be filed

 3  within 72 hours after receipt of notice of the decision,

 4  intended decision, or other action.

 5         b.  As an alternative to any provision of s. 120.57(3),

 6  the division may proceed with the bid selection or contract

 7  award process if the director of the division department sets

 8  forth, in writing, particular facts and circumstances which

 9  demonstrate the necessity of continuing the procurement

10  process or the contract award process in order to avoid a

11  substantial disruption to the provision of any scheduled

12  insurance services.

13         (h)1.  A person eligible to participate in the state

14  group health insurance program plan may be authorized by rules

15  adopted by the division, in lieu of participating in the state

16  group health insurance plan, to exercise an option to elect

17  membership in a health maintenance organization plan which is

18  under contract with the state in accordance with criteria

19  established by this section and by said rules.  The offer of

20  optional membership in a health maintenance organization plan

21  permitted by this paragraph may be limited or conditioned by

22  rule as may be necessary to meet the requirements of state and

23  federal laws.

24         2.  The division shall contract with health maintenance

25  organizations to participate in the state group insurance

26  program through a request for proposal based upon a premium

27  and a minimum benefit package as follows:

28         a.  A minimum benefit package to be provided by a

29  participating HMO shall include: physician services; inpatient

30  and outpatient hospital services; emergency medical services,

31  including out-of-area emergency coverage; diagnostic

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 1  laboratory and diagnostic and therapeutic radiologic services;

 2  mental health, alcohol, and chemical dependency treatment

 3  services meeting the minimum requirements of state and federal

 4  law; skilled nursing facilities and services; prescription

 5  drugs; and other benefits as may be required by the division.

 6  Additional services may be provided subject to the contract

 7  between the division and the HMO.

 8         b.  A uniform schedule for deductibles and copayments

 9  may be established for all participating HMOs.

10         c.  Based upon the minimum benefit package and

11  copayments and deductibles contained in sub-subparagraphs a.

12  and b., the division shall issue a request for proposal for

13  all HMOs which are interested in participating in the state

14  group insurance program.  Upon receipt of all proposals, the

15  division may, as it deems appropriate, enter into contract

16  negotiations with HMOs submitting bids. As part of the request

17  for proposal process, the division may require detailed

18  financial data from each HMO which participates in the bidding

19  process for the purpose of determining the financial stability

20  of the HMO.

21         d.  In determining which HMOs to contract with, the

22  division shall, at a minimum, consider:  each proposed

23  contractor's previous experience and expertise in providing

24  prepaid health benefits; each proposed contractor's historical

25  experience in enrolling and providing health care services to

26  participants in the state group insurance program; the cost of

27  the premiums; the plan's ability to adequately provide service

28  coverage and administrative support services as determined by

29  the division; plan benefits in addition to the minimum benefit

30  package; accessibility to providers; and the financial

31  solvency of the plan. Nothing shall preclude the division from

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 1  negotiating regional or statewide contracts with health

 2  maintenance organization plans when this is cost-effective and

 3  when the division determines the plan has the best overall

 4  benefit package for the service areas involved.  However, no

 5  HMO shall be eligible for a contract if the HMO's retiree

 6  Medicare premium exceeds the retiree rate as set by the

 7  division for the state group health insurance plan.

 8         e.  The division may limit the number of HMOs that it

 9  contracts with in each service area based on the nature of the

10  bids the division receives, the number of state employees in

11  the service area, or and any unique geographical

12  characteristics of the service area. The division shall

13  establish by rule service areas throughout the state.

14         f.  All persons participating in the state group

15  insurance program who are required to contribute towards a

16  total state group health premium shall be subject to the same

17  dollar contribution regardless of whether the enrollee enrolls

18  in the state group health insurance plan or in an HMO plan.

19         3.  The division is authorized to negotiate and to

20  contract with specialty psychiatric hospitals for mental

21  health benefits, on a regional basis, for alcohol, drug abuse,

22  and mental and nervous disorders. The division may establish,

23  subject to the approval of the Legislature pursuant to

24  subsection (5), any such regional plan upon completion of an

25  actuarial study to determine any impact on plan benefits and

26  premiums.

27         4.  In addition to contracting pursuant to subparagraph

28  2., the division shall enter into contract with any HMO to

29  participate in the state group insurance program which:

30         a.  Serves greater than 5,000 recipients on a prepaid

31  basis under the Medicaid program;

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 1         b.  Does not currently meet the 25 percent

 2  non-Medicare/non-Medicaid enrollment composition requirement

 3  established by the Department of Health and Human Services

 4  excluding participants enrolled in the state group insurance

 5  program;

 6         c.  Meets the minimum benefit package and copayments

 7  and deductibles contained in sub-subparagraphs 2.a. and b.;

 8         d.  Is willing to participate in the state group

 9  insurance program at a cost of premiums that is not greater

10  than 95 percent of the cost of HMO premiums accepted by the

11  division in each service area; and

12         e.  Meets the minimum surplus requirements of s.

13  641.225.

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15  The division is authorized to contract with HMOs that meet the

16  requirements of sub-subparagraphs a. through d. prior to the

17  open enrollment period for state employees.  The division is

18  not required to renew the contract with the HMOs as set forth

19  in this paragraph more than twice. Thereafter, the HMOs shall

20  be eligible to participate in the state group insurance

21  program only through the request for proposal process

22  described in subparagraph 2.

23         5.  All enrollees in the state group health insurance

24  plan or any health maintenance organization plan shall have

25  the option of changing to any other health plan which is

26  offered by the state within any open enrollment period

27  designated by the division. Open enrollment shall be held at

28  least once each calendar year.

29         6.  Any HMO participating in the state group insurance

30  program shall, upon the request of the division, submit to the

31  division standardized data for the purpose of comparison of

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 1  the appropriateness, quality, and efficiency of care provided

 2  by the HMO. Such standardized data shall include:  membership

 3  profiles; inpatient and outpatient utilization by age and sex,

 4  type of service, provider type, and facility; and emergency

 5  care experience. Requirements and timetables for submission of

 6  such standardized data and such other data as the division

 7  deems necessary to evaluate the performance of participating

 8  HMOs shall be adopted by rule.

 9         7.  The division shall, after consultation with

10  representatives from each of the unions representing state and

11  university employees, establish a comprehensive package of

12  insurance benefits including, but not limited to, supplemental

13  health and life coverage, dental care, long-term care, and

14  vision care to allow state employees the option to choose the

15  benefit plans which best suit their individual needs.

16         a.  Based upon a desired benefit package, the division

17  shall issue a request for proposal for health insurance

18  providers interested in participating in the state group

19  insurance program, and the division shall issue a request for

20  proposal for insurance providers interested in participating

21  in the non-health-related components of the state group

22  insurance program.  Upon receipt of all proposals, the

23  division may enter into contract negotiations with insurance

24  providers submitting bids or negotiate a specially designed

25  benefit package. Insurance providers offering or providing

26  supplemental coverage as of May 30, 1991, which qualify for

27  pretax benefit treatment pursuant to s. 125 of the Internal

28  Revenue Code of 1986, with 5,500 or more state employees

29  currently enrolled may be included by the division in the

30  supplemental insurance benefit plan established by the

31  division without participating in a request for proposal,

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 1  submitting bids, negotiating contracts, or negotiating a

 2  specially designed benefit package.  These contracts shall

 3  provide state employees with the most cost-effective and

 4  comprehensive coverage available; however, no state or agency

 5  funds shall be contributed toward the cost of any part of the

 6  premium of such supplemental benefit plans.

 7         b.  Pursuant to the applicable provisions of s.

 8  110.161, and s. 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the

 9  division shall enroll in the pretax benefit program those

10  state employees who voluntarily elect coverage in any of the

11  supplemental insurance benefit plans as provided by

12  sub-subparagraph a.

13         c.  Nothing herein contained shall be construed to

14  prohibit insurance providers from continuing to provide or

15  offer supplemental benefit coverage to state employees as

16  provided under existing agency plans.

17         (i)  The benefits of the insurance authorized by this

18  section shall not be in lieu of any benefits payable under

19  chapter 440, the Workers' Compensation Law.  The insurance

20  authorized by this law shall not be deemed to constitute

21  insurance to secure workers' compensation benefits as required

22  by chapter 440.

23         (4)  PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS; CONTRIBUTION BY STATE;

24  LIMITATION ON ACTIONS TO PAY AND COLLECT PREMIUMS.--

25         (a)  Except as provided in paragraph (e) with respect

26  to law enforcement officers, correctional, and correctional

27  probation officers, and firefighters, legislative

28  authorization through the appropriations act is required for

29  payment by a state agency of any part of the premium cost of

30  participation in any group insurance plan.  However, the state

31  contribution for full-time employees or part-time permanent

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 1  employees shall continue in the respective proportions for up

 2  to 6 months for any such officer or employee who has been

 3  granted an approved parental or medical leave of absence

 4  without pay.

 5         (e)  No state contribution for the cost of any part of

 6  the premium shall be made for retirees or surviving spouses

 7  for any type of coverage under the state group insurance

 8  program. However, any state agency that employs a full-time

 9  law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional

10  probation officer who is killed or suffers catastrophic injury

11  in the line of duty as provided in s. 112.19, or a full-time

12  firefighter who is killed or suffers catastrophic injury in

13  the line of duty as provided in s. 112.191, on or after July

14  1, 1980, as a result of an act of violence inflicted by

15  another person while the officer is engaged in the performance

16  of law enforcement duties or as a result of an assault against

17  the officer under riot conditions shall pay the entire premium

18  of the state group health insurance plan for the employee's

19  surviving spouse until remarried, and for each dependent child

20  of the employee subject to the conditions and limitations set

21  forth in s. 112.19 or s. 112.191, as applicable until the

22  child reaches the age of majority or until the end of the

23  calendar year in which the child reaches the age of 25 if:

24         1.  At the time of the employee's death, the child is

25  dependent upon the employee for support; and

26         2.  The surviving child continues to be a dependent for

27  support, or the surviving child is a full-time or part-time

28  student and is dependent for support.

29         (5)  DIVISION OF STATE GROUP INSURANCE; POWERS AND

30  DUTIES.--The division is responsible for the administration of

31  the state group insurance program.  The division shall

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 1  initiate and supervise the program as established by this

 2  section and shall adopt such rules as are necessary to perform

 3  its responsibilities.  To implement this program, the division

 4  shall, with prior approval by the Legislature:

 5         (a)  Determine the benefits to be provided and the

 6  contributions to be required for the state group insurance

 7  program. Such determinations, whether for a contracted plan or

 8  a self-insurance plan pursuant to paragraph (c), do not

 9  constitute rules within the meaning of s. 120.52 or final

10  orders within the meaning of s. 120.52. Any physician's fee

11  schedule used in the health and accident plan shall not be

12  available for inspection or copying by medical providers or

13  other persons not involved in the administration of the

14  program. However, in the determination of the design of the

15  program, the division shall consider existing and

16  complementary benefits provided by the Florida Retirement

17  System and the Social Security System.

18         (b)  Prepare, in cooperation with the Department of

19  Insurance, the specifications necessary to implement the

20  program.

21         (c)  Contract on a competitive proposal basis with an

22  insurance carrier or carriers, or professional administrator,

23  determined by the Department of Insurance to be fully

24  qualified, financially sound, and capable of meeting all

25  servicing requirements.  Alternatively, the division may

26  self-insure any plan or plans contained in the state group

27  insurance program subject to approval based on actuarial

28  soundness by the Department of Insurance.  The division may

29  contract with an insurance company or professional

30  administrator qualified and approved by the Department of

31  Insurance to administer such plan. Before entering into any

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 1  contract, the division shall advertise for competitive

 2  proposals, and such contract shall be let upon the

 3  consideration of the benefits provided in relationship to the

 4  cost of such benefits. In determining which entity to contract

 5  with, the division shall, at a minimum, consider:  the

 6  entity's previous experience and expertise in administering

 7  group insurance or self-funded programs of the type it

 8  proposes to administer; the entity's ability to specifically

 9  perform its contractual obligations in this state and other

10  governmental jurisdictions; the entity's anticipated

11  administrative costs and claims experience; the entity's

12  capability to adequately provide service coverage and

13  sufficient number of experienced and qualified personnel in

14  the areas of claims processing, recordkeeping, and

15  underwriting, as determined by the division; the entity's

16  accessibility to state employees and providers; the financial

17  solvency of the entity, using accepted business sector

18  measures of financial performance. The division may contract

19  for medical services which will improve the health or reduce

20  medical costs for employees who participate in the state group

21  insurance plan.

22         (d)  With respect to the state group health insurance

23  plan, be authorized to require copayments with respect to all

24  providers under the plan.

25         (e)  Have authority to establish a voluntary program

26  for comprehensive health maintenance, which may include health

27  educational components and health appraisals.

28         (f)  With respect to any contract with an insurance

29  carrier or carriers or professional administrator entered into

30  by the division, require that the state and the enrollees be

31  held harmless and indemnified for any financial loss caused by

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 1  the failure of the insurance carrier or professional

 2  administrator to comply with the terms of the contract.

 3         (g)  With respect to any contract with an insurance

 4  carrier or carriers, or professional administrator entered

 5  into by the division, require that the carrier or professional

 6  administrator provide written notice to individual enrollees

 7  if any payment due to any health care provider of the enrollee

 8  remains unpaid beyond a period of time as specified in the

 9  contract.

10         (h)  Have authority to establish a voluntary group

11  long-term care program or other programs to be funded on a

12  pretax contribution basis or on a posttax contribution basis,

13  as the division determines.

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15  Final decisions concerning enrollment, the existence of

16  coverage, or covered benefits under the state group health

17  insurance program plan shall not be delegated or deemed to

18  have been delegated by the division.

19         (9)  PUBLIC RECORDS LAW; EXEMPTION.--Patient medical

20  records and medical claims records of state employees, former

21  state employees, and their eligible covered dependents in the

22  custody or control of the state group insurance program are

23  confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).

24  Such records shall not be furnished to any person other than

25  the affected state employee or former state employee, or his

26  or her the employee's legal representative, except upon

27  written authorization of the employee or former state

28  employee, but may be furnished in any civil or criminal

29  action, unless otherwise prohibited by law, upon the issuance

30  of a subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction and

31  proper notice to the employee, former state employee, or his

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 1  or her the employee's legal representative by the party

 2  seeking such records.

 3         (12)  On or before December 31, 1998, the Department of

 4  Elderly Affairs shall design, establish, and implement a

 5  self-funded long-term-care plan to be included in the state

 6  group insurance program for active, retired, and deceased

 7  state, local, and, to the extent allowable under federal law,

 8  federal officers and employees; and their respective spouses,

 9  children, stepchildren, parents, and parents-in-law.  The

10  Department of Elderly Affairs shall determine whether the plan

11  shall be funded on a pre-tax or post-tax contribution basis.

12  Consistent with the selection criteria established in

13  paragraphs 3(e) and 5(c) for the division, the Department of

14  Elderly Affairs shall contract with a professional

15  administrator to implement and market the plan.

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