HOUSE AMENDMENT
hbd-28 Bill No. CS for SB 1506
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Barreiro, Crow, Ritter, and Harper offered
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18 Section 2. Section 627.732, Florida Statutes, is
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20 627.732 Definitions.--As used in ss. 627.730-627.7405,
21 the term:
22 (1) "Broker" means any person not possessing a license
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24 chapter 459, chapter 460, chapter 461, or chapter 641 who
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26 equipment and is not the 100-percent owner or the 100-percent
27 lessee of such equipment. For purposes of this section, such
28 owner or lessee may be an individual, a corporation, a
29 partnership, or any other entity and any of its
30 100-percent-owned affiliates and subsidiaries. For purposes of
31 this subsection, the term "lessee" means a long-term lessee
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
hbd-28 Bill No. CS for SB 1506
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
1 under a capital or operating lease, but does not include a
2 part-time lessee. The term "broker" does not include a
3 hospital or physician management company whose medical
4 equipment is ancillary to the practices managed, a debt
5 collection agency, or an entity that has contracted with the
6 insurer to obtain a discounted rate for such services; nor
7 does the term include a management company that has contracted
8 to provide general management services for a licensed
9 physician or health care facility and whose compensation is
10 not materially affected by the usage or frequency of usage of
11 medical equipment or an entity that is 100-percent owned by
12 one or more hospitals or physicians.
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
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20 amending s. 627.732, F.S.; defining the term
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