SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1558, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 153776
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11  Senator Saunders moved the following amendment to amendment
12  (791604):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 287, between lines 19 and 20,
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17  insert:  
18         Section 144.  Section 627.6474, Florida Statutes, is
19  created to read:
20         627.6474  Provider contracts.--A health insurer shall
21  not require a contracted health care practitioner as defined
22  in s. 456,001(4) to accept the terms of other health care
23  practitioner contracts with the insurer or any other insurer
24  or health maintenance organization under common management and
25  control with the insurer, including Medicare and Medicaid
26  practitioner contracts and those authorized by s. 627.6471, s.
27  627.6472, or s. 641.315, except for a practitioner in a group
28  practice as defined in s. 456.053 who must accept the terms of
29  a contract negotiated for the practitioner by the group as a
30  condition of continuation or renewal of the contract. Any
31  contract provision that violates this section is void. A
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1558, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 153776 1 violation of this section is not subject to the criminal 2 penalty specified in s. 624.15. 3 Section 145. Subsection (11) is added to section 4 627.662, Florida Statutes, to read: 5 627.662 Other provisions applicable.--The following 6 provisions apply to group health insurance, blanket health 7 insurance, and franchise health insurance: 8 (11) Section 627.6474, relating to provider contracts. 9 Section 146. Subsection (10) is added to section 10 641.315, Florida Statutes, to read: 11 641.315 Provider contracts.-- 12 (10) A health maintenance organization shall not 13 require a contracted health care practitioner as defined in s. 14 456.001(4) to accept the terms of other health care 15 practitioner contracts with the health maintenance 16 organization or any insurer or other health maintenance 17 organization under common management and control with the 18 health maintenance organization, including Medicare and 19 Medicaid practitioner contracts and those authorized by s. 20 627.6471, s. 627.6472, or this section, except for a 21 practitioner in a group practice as defined in s. 456.053 who 22 must accept the terms of a contract negotiated for the 23 practitioner by the group as a condition of continuation or 24 renewal of the contract. Any contract provision that violates 25 this section is void. A violation of this subsection is not 26 subject to the criminal penalty specified in s. 624.15. 27 28 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 29 30 31 2 10:15 AM 05/02/01 s1558c1c-251z1
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1558, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 153776 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 300, line 20, following the semicolon, 4 5 insert: 6 creating s. 627.6474, F.S.; prohibiting certain 7 provisions in contracts between health insurers 8 and health care practitioners; amending s. 9 627.662, F.S.; providing applicability of such 10 provisions in contracts of group, blanket, and 11 franchise health insurance; amending s. 12 641.315, F.S.; prohibiting certain provisions 13 in health maintenance organizations and health 14 care practitioners; 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 10:15 AM 05/02/01 s1558c1c-251z1