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Florida Senate - 2003 SB 2678
By Senator Saunders
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to health care practice
3 parameters; repealing ss. 408.02, 440.13(15),
4 F.S., relating to practice parameters; amending
5 ss. 440.134, 627.6418, 627.6613, F.S., relating
6 to worker's compensation managed care plans and
7 health insurance policy coverage for
8 mammograms; removing references and legislative
9 intent, to conform; providing an effective
10 date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Section 408.02, Florida Statutes, is
15 repealed.
16 Section 2. Subsection (15) of section 440.13, Florida
17 Statutes, is repealed.
18 Section 3. Subsection (11) of section 440.134, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 440.134 Workers' compensation managed care
21 arrangement.--
22 (11) A description of the use of workers' compensation
23 practice parameters for health care services when adopted by
24 the agency.
25 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 627.6418, Florida
26 Statutes, is amended to read:
27 627.6418 Coverage for mammograms.--
28 (1) An accident or health insurance policy issued,
29 amended, delivered, or renewed in this state must provide
30 coverage for at least the following:
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1 (a) A baseline mammogram for any woman who is 35 years
2 of age or older, but younger than 40 years of age.
3 (b) A mammogram every 2 years for any woman who is 40
4 years of age or older, but younger than 50 years of age, or
5 more frequently based on the patient's physician's
6 recommendation.
7 (c) A mammogram every year for any woman who is 50
8 years of age or older.
9 (d) One or more mammograms a year, based upon a
10 physician's recommendation, for any woman who is at risk for
11 breast cancer because of a personal or family history of
12 breast cancer, because of having a history of biopsy-proven
13 benign breast disease, because of having a mother, sister, or
14 daughter who has or has had breast cancer, or because a woman
15 has not given birth before the age of 30.
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17 It is the intent of the Legislature that, when practice
18 parameters for the delivery of mammography services are
19 developed pursuant to s. 408.02(7), the Legislature review the
20 requirements of this section and conform to the practice
21 parameters.
22 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 627.6613, Florida
23 Statutes, is amended to read:
24 627.6613 Coverage for mammograms.--
25 (1) A group, blanket, or franchise accident or health
26 insurance policy issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in
27 this state must provide coverage for at least the following:
28 (a) A baseline mammogram for any woman who is 35 years
29 of age or older, but younger than 40 years of age.
30 (b) A mammogram every 2 years for any woman who is 40
31 years of age or older, but younger than 50 years of age, or
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1 more frequently based on the patient's physician's
2 recommendation.
3 (c) A mammogram every year for any woman who is 50
4 years of age or older.
5 (d) One or more mammograms a year, based upon a
6 physician's recommendation, for any woman who is at risk for
7 breast cancer because of a personal or family history of
8 breast cancer, because of having a history of biopsy-proven
9 benign breast disease, because of having a mother, sister, or
10 daughter who has or has had breast cancer, or because a woman
11 has not given birth before the age of 30.
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13 It is the intent of the Legislature that, when practice
14 parameters for the delivery of mammography services are
15 developed pursuant to s. 408.02(7), the Legislature review the
16 requirements of this section and conform to the practice
17 parameters.
18 Section 6. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
19 law.
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22 SENATE SUMMARY
23 Repeals ss. 408.02, 440.13(15), F.S., relating to health
care practice parameters. Amends other provisions, to
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