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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                  Bill No. CS for SB 312, 2nd Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Ogles offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

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17         Section 1.  Subsection (9) of section 636.003, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         636.003  Definitions.--As used in this act, the term:

20  (9)  "Prepaid limited health service organization" means any

21  person, corporation, partnership, or any other entity which,

22  in return for a prepayment, undertakes to provide or arrange

23  for, or provide access to, the provision of a limited health

24  service to enrollees through a an exclusive panel of

25  providers. Prepaid limited health service organization does

26  not include:

27         (a)  An entity otherwise authorized pursuant to the

28  laws of this state to indemnify for any limited health

29  service;

30         (b)  A provider or entity when providing limited health

31  services pursuant to a contract with a prepaid limited health

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 1  service organization, a health maintenance organization, a

 2  health insurer, or a self-insurance plan; or

 3         (c)  Any person who, in exchange for fees, dues,

 4  charges or other consideration, provides access to a limited

 5  health service provider without assuming any responsibility

 6  for payment for the limited health service or any portion

 7  thereof.

 8         Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 636.016, Florida

 9  Statutes, is amended to read:

10         636.016  Prepaid limited health service contracts.

11         (2)  Every prepaid limited health service organization

12  shall provide each subscriber a contract, a certificate,

13  membership card, or member handbook which must clearly state

14  all of the services to which a subscriber is entitled under

15  the contract and must include a clear and understandable

16  statement of any limitations on the services or kinds of

17  services to be provided, including any copayment feature or

18  schedule of benefits required by the contract or by any

19  insurer or entity which is underwriting any of the services

20  offered by the prepaid limited health service organization or

21  any limitations on services being received from a non-panel

22  provider. The contract, certificate, provider listing, or

23  member handbook must also state where and in what manner the

24  health services may be obtained.

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28  And the title is amended as follows:

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                  Bill No. CS for SB 312, 2nd Eng.

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 1         amending s. 636.003, F.S.; deleting the word

 2         exclusive from the definition of prepaid

 3         limited health service organization; amending

 4         s. 636.016, F.S.; providing for additional

 5         disclosure by a prepaid limited health service

 6         organization relating to prepaid limited health

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