Senate Bill 1836
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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 1836
By Senator Dawson
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to health insurance; creating
3 ss. 627.6414, 627.65753, F.S., and amending s.
4 641.31, F.S.; requiring health insurance
5 policies and health maintenance contracts to
6 provide for one routine eye examination for
7 certain children by a licensed ophthalmologist
8 or licensed optometrist selected by the
9 patient; providing for medically necessary
10 followup visits; providing for the cost of the
11 examination to be covered by the insurer or
12 health maintenance organization; providing an
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Section 627.6414, Florida Statutes, is
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19 627.6414 Coverage for children's eye examinations.--A
20 health insurance policy that covers a child under the age of
21 18 must provide coverage for one routine eye examination by an
22 ophthalmologist licensed under chapter 458 or by an
23 optometrist licensed under chapter 463 for a child up to the
24 age of 8 years old and any medically necessary followup
25 visits, as determined by the ophthalmologist or optometrist.
26 The cost of the examination shall be covered by the insurer.
27 The patient may select the ophthalmologist or optometrist to
28 provide the examination.
29 Section 2. Section 627.65753, Florida Statutes, is
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1 627.65753 Coverage for children's eye
2 examinations.--Any group, blanket, or franchise health
3 insurance policy that covers a child under the age of 18 must
4 provide coverage for one routine eye examination by an
5 ophthalmologist licensed under chapter 458 or by an
6 optometrist licensed under chapter 463 for a child up to the
7 age of 8 years old and any medically necessary followup
8 visits, as determined by the ophthalmologist or optometrist.
9 The cost of the examination shall be covered by the insurer.
10 The patient may select the ophthalmologist or optometrist to
11 provide the examination.
12 Section 3. Subsection (39) is added to section 641.31,
13 Florida Statutes, to read:
14 641.31 Health maintenance contracts.--
15 (39) A health maintenance contract that covers a child
16 under the age of 18 or provides coverage, benefits, or
17 services for members of the family of a subscriber must
18 provide coverage for one routine eye examination by an
19 ophthalmologist licensed under chapter 458 or by an
20 optometrist licensed under chapter 463 for a child up to the
21 age of 5 years old and any medically necessary followup
22 visits, as determined by the ophthalmologist or optometrist.
23 The cost of the examination shall be covered by the health
24 maintenance organization. The patient may select the
25 ophthalmologist or optometrist to provide the examination.
26 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
27 law.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Requires health insurance policies; group, blanket, or
franchise health insurance policies; and health
4 maintenance contracts that cover children under the age
of 18 to provide coverage for one routine eye examination
5 for a child up to the age of 8 years old and any
medically necessary followup visits. Provides that the
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perform the examination.
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