SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 370
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 074958
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11 Senator Wasserman Schultz moved the following amendment to
12 amendment (104940):
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 80. Effective upon this act becoming a law,
19 subsection (10) of section 627.357, Florida Statutes, is
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21 627.357 Medical malpractice self-insurance.--
22 (10)(a)1. An application to form a self-insurance fund
23 under this section must be filed with the department before
24 October 1, 2002. All self-insurance funds authorized under
25 this paragraph must apply for a certificate of authority to
26 become an authorized insurer by October 1, 2006. Any such fund
27 failing to obtain a certificate of authority as an authorized
28 insurer within 1 year of the date of application therefore
29 shall wind down its affairs and shall not issue coverage after
30 the expiration of the 1-year period.
31 2. Any self insurance fund established pursuant to
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 370
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 074958
1 this section after April 1, 2002, shall also comply with ss.
2 624.460-624.489, notwithstanding s. 624.462(2)(a). In the
3 event of a conflict between the provisions of this section and
4 ss. 624.460-624.489, the latter sections shall govern. With
5 respect to those sections, provisions solely applicable to
6 workers' compensation and employers liability insurance shall
7 not apply to medical malpractice funds. A self insurance may
8 not be formed under this section after October 1, 1992.
9 Section 81. Subsection (7) of section 631.54, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 631.54 Definitions.--As used in this part:
12 (7) "Member insurer" means any person who writes any
13 kind of insurance to which this part applies under s. 631.52,
14 including the exchange of reciprocal or interinsurance
15 contracts and any medical malpractice self-insurance fund
16 authorized after April 1, 2002 under s. 627.357, and is
17 licensed to transact insurance in this state.
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
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27 amending s. 627.357, F.S.; revising provisions
28 governing medical malpractice self-insurance;
29 amending s. 631.54, F.S.; redefining the term
30 "member insurer";
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