HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                   Bill No. HB 687

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

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11  Representative(s) Merchant offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 1, line 17 of the bill

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16  insert:

17         Section 1.  Section 627.6410, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         627.6410  Coverage for early intervention services;

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

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

22  which provides for payments for early intervention services

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

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

25  for application of such payments against any maximum annual or

26  lifetime limits specified in this policy.

27         Section 2.  Section 627.65747, Florida Statutes, is

28  created to read:

29         627.65747  Coverage for early intervention services;

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

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

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                   Bill No. HB 687

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





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

 2  intervention services for such child and that is issued,

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

 4  2000, shall not provide for application for such payments

 5  against any maximum annual or lifetime limits specified in the

 6  contract.

 7         Section 3.  Subsection (39) is added to section 641.31,

 8  Florida Statutes, to read:

 9         641.31  Health maintenance contracts.--

10         (39)  Any health maintenance contract that covers a

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

12  provides for payments for early intervention services for such

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

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

15  application of such payments against any maximum annual or

16  lifetime limits specified in the contract.

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18  (Renumber subsequent sections)

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22  And the title is amended as follows:

23         On page 1, line 3

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25  after the word "Act;" insert:

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

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

28         health insurance policies and health

29         maintenance contracts from applying certain

30         payments to certain limits specified in the

31         policies or contracts;

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