The Florida Senate

CS/SB 1796: Health Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Campbell

Health Insurance; requires certain licensed facilities to make certain info public electronically; revises definition of term "health flex plan"; provides for reinsurance under workers' comp insurance policy; specifies nonapplication of certain health maintenance contract filing requirements to certain group health insurance policies, with exceptions; requires that specific reasons for denial of coverage be provided, etc. Amends Chs. 395, 408, 624, 627, 641.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/4/2003	Senate	• Filed
  3/11/2003	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00172
  4/10/2003	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/15/03, 1:00 pm, 110-S --Not considered
  4/17/2003	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/22/03, 2:15 pm, 110-S
  4/22/2003	Senate	• CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00575; CS read first time on 04/24/03 -SJ 00580
  4/24/2003	Senate	• Now in Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care -SJ 00575
  5/2/2003	Senate	• Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2264 (Ch. 2003-139), CS/SB 2364 (Ch. 2003-267)

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• CS/SB 1796, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2003 at 6:31 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2003 (pdf)

  Related Bills (6)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 723 (e2)	Health Insurance	Llorente	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S In Messages; Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2264 (Ch. 2003-139) Location:
  H 999 (e1)	Health Insurance	Negron	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Substituted CS/CS/SB 2264; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2264 (Ch. 2003-139) -HJ 01080 Location:
  H 1573 (e1)	Health Insurance	Farkas	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2264 (Ch. 2003-139) Location:
  S 2020 (e2)	Health Flex Plans	Peaden	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2322 (Ch. 2003-9) Location:
  S 2264 (e1)		Atwater	Compare	Last Action: 6/11/2003 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-139 Location:
  S 2364 (e2)		Diaz de la Portilla	Compare	Last Action: 6/26/2003 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-267; See also HB 513 (Ch. 2003-281), SB 2190 (Ch. 2003-99), CS/SB 32-A (Ch. 2003-411), SB 40-A (Ch. 2003-407) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (28)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  395.301	Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency.
  408.909	Health flex plans.
  624.406	Combinations of insuring powers, one insurer.
  624.603	"Health insurance" defined.
  627.410	Filing, approval of forms.
  627.6042
  627.60425
  627.6044	Use of a specific methodology for payment of claims.
  627.6410
  627.6415	Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured's custodial care.
  627.6475	Individual reinsurance pool.
  627.6487	Guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to eligible individuals.
  627.651	Group contracts and plans of self-insurance must meet group requirements.
  627.6561	Preexisting conditions.
  627.662	Other provisions applicable.
  627.667	Extension of benefits.
  627.6692	Florida Health Insurance Coverage Continuation Act.
  627.6699	Employee Health Care Access Act.
  627.911	Scope of this part.
  627.9175	Reports of information on health insurance.
  627.9403	Scope.
  641.2018	Limited coverage for home health care authorized.
  641.31	Health maintenance contracts.
  641.3101	Additional contract contents.
  641.3107	Delivery of contract.
  641.31075
  641.3111	Extension of benefits.
  641.513	Requirements for providing emergency services and care.

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• SB 1796, Original Filed Version Posted 3/6/2003 at 12:17 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  4/22/2003 2:15 PM	Banking and Insurance	11 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (19)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  627.6042
  627.6044	Use of a specific methodology for payment of claims.
  627.6415	Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured's custodial care.
  627.6475	Individual reinsurance pool.
  627.651	Group contracts and plans of self-insurance must meet group requirements.
  627.662	Other provisions applicable.
  627.667	Extension of benefits.
  627.6692	Florida Health Insurance Coverage Continuation Act.
  627.6699	Employee Health Care Access Act.
  627.911	Scope of this part.
  627.9175	Reports of information on health insurance.
  627.9403	Scope.
  641.2018	Limited coverage for home health care authorized.
  641.31	Health maintenance contracts.
  641.3101	Additional contract contents.
  641.3107	Delivery of contract.
  641.31075
  641.3111	Extension of benefits.
  641.513	Requirements for providing emergency services and care.

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