HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1217

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

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11  Representative(s) Brown and Wiles offered the following:

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13         Amendment to Amendment (613005) (with title amendment) 

14         On page 114, line 18, after the period

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17         Section 114.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of

18  section 627.410, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         627.410  Filing, approval of forms.--

20         (6)(a)  An insurer shall not deliver or issue for

21  delivery or renew in this state any health insurance policy

22  form until it has filed with the department a copy of every

23  applicable rating manual, rating schedule, change in rating

24  manual, and change in rating schedule; if rating manuals and

25  rating schedules are not applicable, the insurer must file

26  with the department applicable premium rates and any change in

27  applicable premium rates. This paragraph does not apply to

28  group health insurance policies, effectuated and delivered in

29  this state, insuring groups of 51 or more persons, except for

30  Medicate supplement insurance, long-term care insurance, and

31  any coverage under which the increase in claim costs over the

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1217

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





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  2  prefunded in the premium.

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  6  And the title is amended as follows:

  7         On page 127, line 8, of the amendment after the

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11         amending s. 627.410, F.S.; exempting group

12         health insurance policies insuring groups of a

13         certain size from rate-filing requirements;

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