SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 878

    Amendment No. 3

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11  The Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care recommended

12  the following amendment:

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 145, between lines 12 and 13,

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18         Section 99.  Subsection (36) is added to section

19  641.31, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:

20         641.31 Health Maintenance contracts.--

21         (36)  All health maintenance contracts that provide

22  coverage for massage shall also cover the services of persons

23  licensed to practice massage pursuant to chapter 480, if the

24  massage is prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter

25  458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or chapter 461 as medically

26  necessary and the prescription specifies the number of

27  treatments. Such massage services shall be subject to the same

28  terms, conditions, and limitations as other contracted

29  providers.

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31  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 878

    Amendment No. 3





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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

 3         On page 4, line 4, after the word "reports"

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 6         amending s. 641.31, F.S.; providing

 7         requirements in health maintenance contracts

 8         for coverage of certain services;

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