House Bill 0101

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 101

        By Representative Effman






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to contraception; requiring

  3         insurance coverage for certain contraceptive

  4         drugs or devices; providing copayment or

  5         coinsurance limitations; providing an exclusion

  6         for certain religious institutions under

  7         certain circumstances; providing certain

  8         requirements for such institutions; providing

  9         applications; providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  (1)  This act applies to:

14         (a)  Insurers and nonprofit health care services plans

15  that provide coverage for prescription drugs under health

16  insurance policies or contracts that are insured or delivered

17  in this state.

18         (b)  Health maintenance organizations that provide

19  coverage for prescription drugs under contracts that are

20  issued or delivered in this state.

21         (c)  Health insurance contracts or policies that

22  provide coverage for prescription drugs and that are issued to

23  small employers under s. 627.6699, Florida Statutes.

24         (2)  An entity subject to this act:

25         (a)  Shall provide coverage for any contraceptive drug

26  or device that is approved by the United States Food and Drug

27  Administration for use as a contraceptive and that is obtained

28  under a prescription written by a physician licensed under

29  chapter 458, Florida Statutes, or chapter 459, Florida

30  Statutes.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 101

    579-117-99






  1         (b)  Shall provide coverage for the insertion or

  2  removal, and any medically necessary examination associated

  3  with the use, of such contraceptive drug or device.

  4         (c)  May not impose a different copayment or

  5  coinsurance for a contraceptive drug or device than is imposed

  6  for any other prescription.

  7         (3)(a)  A religious institution may request and an

  8  entity subject to this act shall grant the request for an

  9  exclusion from coverage under the policy, plan, or contract

10  for the coverage required under subsection (2) if the required

11  coverage conflicts with the religious institution's bona fide

12  religious beliefs and practices.

13         (b)  A religious institution that obtains an exclusion

14  under paragraph (a) shall provide its employees reasonable and

15  timely notice of the exclusion.

16         (c)  The premium rate for a policy, plan, or contract

17  of an entity subject to this act may not be affected by the

18  religious institution's exclusion from the coverage required

19  under subsection (2).

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1999

21  and shall apply to all policies and health benefit plans

22  issued, delivered, or renewed in this state on or after

23  October 1, 1999.

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26                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Requires insurers, health care service plans, and HMO's
28    to provide for coverage for any federally approved
      prescription contraceptive drug or device and for medical
29    examinations relating to the use of such contraceptive
      drugs or devices. Prohibits imposing a copayment or
30    coinsurance for a contraceptive drug or device different
      from any other prescription. Provides an exemption for
31    religious institutions. See bill for details.

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