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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1753

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Health Care Services offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 1, lines 15-26,

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 1.  Subsections (1), (6), (7), and (8) of

19  section 627.410, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are

20  amended to read:

21         627.410  Filing, approval of forms.--

22         (1)  No basic insurance policy or annuity contract

23  form, or application form where written application is

24  required and is to be made a part of the policy or contract,

25  or group certificates issued under a master contract delivered

26  in this state, or printed rider or endorsement form or form of

27  renewal certificate, shall be delivered or issued for delivery

28  in this state, unless the form has been filed with the

29  department at its offices in Tallahassee by or in behalf of

30  the insurer which proposes to use such form and has been

31  approved by the department. This provision does not apply to:

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 1         (a)  Surety bonds or to specially rated inland marine

 2  risks, or

 3         (b)  Policies, riders, endorsements, or forms of unique

 4  character which are designed for and used with relation to

 5  insurance upon a particular subject (other than as to

 6  individual or small group health insurance), or which relate

 7  to the manner of distribution of benefits or to the

 8  reservation of rights and benefits under life or health

 9  insurance policies and are used at the request of the

10  individual policyholder, contract holder, or

11  certificateholder.  As to group insurance policies effectuated

12  and delivered outside this state but covering persons resident

13  in this state, the group certificates to be delivered or

14  issued for delivery in this state shall be filed with the

15  department for information purposes only.

16         (6)(a)  An insurer shall not deliver or issue for

17  delivery or renew in this state any health insurance policy

18  form until it has filed with the department a copy of every

19  applicable rating manual, rating schedule, change in rating

20  manual, and change in rating schedule; if rating manuals and

21  rating schedules are not applicable, the insurer must file

22  with the department applicable premium rates and any change in

23  applicable premium rates. This provision does not apply to

24  rating manuals, rating schedules, changes in rating manuals or

25  schedules, or if rating manuals or schedules are not

26  applicable, to premium rates or changes in such rates,

27  relating to policies, riders, endorsements, or forms of unique

28  character which are designed for and used with relation to

29  insurance upon a particular subject or to benefits under group

30  health insurance policies insuring 51 or more persons and are

31  used at the request of the individual policyholder, contract

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                                                  Bill No. HB 1753

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