HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1781

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Peaden and Melvin offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 17, between lines 4 and 5 of the bill

15         Section 12.  Section 627.6410, Florida Statutes, is

16  created to read:

17         627.6410  Coverage for early intervention services;

18  limitation.--Any accident or health insurance policy that

19  covers a child in this state from birth to 3 years of age,

20  which provides for payments for early intervention services

21  for such child and that is issued, amended, delivered, or

22  renewed in this state after October 1, 2000, shall not provide

23  for application of such payments against any maximum annual or

24  lifetime limits specified in this policy.

25         Section 13.  Section 627.65747, Florida Statutes, is

26  created to read:

27         627.65747  Coverage for early intervention services;

28  limitation.--Any group, blanket, or franchise accident or

29  health insurance policy that covers a child in this state from

30  birth to 3 years of age, which provides for payments for early

31  intervention services for such child and that is issued,

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1781

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)





 1  amended, delivered, or renewed in this state after October 1,

 2  2000, shall not provide for application for such payments

 3  against any maximum annual or lifetime limits specified in the

 4  contract.

 5         Section 14.  Subsection (39) is added to section

 6  641.31, Florida Statutes, to read:

 7         641.31  Health maintenance contracts.--

 8         (39)  Any health maintenance contract that covers a

 9  child in this state from birth to 3 years of age, which

10  provides for payments for early intervention services for such

11  child and that is issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in

12  this state after October 1, 2000, shall not provide for

13  application of such payments against any maximum annual or

14  lifetime limits specified in the contract.

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16  (Renumber subsequent sections)

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20  And the title is amended as follows:

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23  after the word "Corporation;" insert:

24         creating ss. 627.6410 and 627.65747, F.S., and

25         amending s. 641.31, F.S.; prohibiting certain

26         health insurance policies and health

27         maintenance contracts from applying certain

28         payments to certain limits specified in the

29         policies or contracts;

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