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By the Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; and
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 legislative
10 intent that the statutory requirements conform
11 to certain parameters relating to mammograms;
12 providing an effective date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. Section 408.02, Florida Statutes, is
17 repealed.
18 Section 2. Subsection (15) of section 440.13, Florida
19 Statutes, is repealed.
20 Section 3. Subsection (11) of section 440.134, Florida
21 Statutes, is amended to read:
22 440.134 Workers' compensation managed care
23 arrangement.--
24 (11) A description of the use of any applicable
25 workers' compensation practice parameters for health care
26 services when adopted by the agency.
27 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 627.6418, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 627.6418 Coverage for mammograms.--
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1 (1) An accident or health insurance policy issued,
2 amended, delivered, or renewed in this state must provide
3 coverage for at least the following:
4 (a) A baseline mammogram for any woman who is 35 years
5 of age or older, but younger than 40 years of age.
6 (b) A mammogram every 2 years for any woman who is 40
7 years of age or older, but younger than 50 years of age, or
8 more frequently based on the patient's physician's
9 recommendation.
10 (c) A mammogram every year for any woman who is 50
11 years of age or older.
12 (d) One or more mammograms a year, based upon a
13 physician's recommendation, for any woman who is at risk for
14 breast cancer because of a personal or family history of
15 breast cancer, because of having a history of biopsy-proven
16 benign breast disease, because of having a mother, sister, or
17 daughter who has or has had breast cancer, or because a woman
18 has not given birth before the age of 30.
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20 It is the intent of the Legislature that, the requirements of
21 this section conform to the practice parameters relating to
22 mammograms as recognized by the United States Agency for
23 Healthcare Research and Quality when practice parameters for
24 the delivery of mammography services are developed pursuant to
25 s. 408.02(7), the Legislature review the requirements of this
26 section and conform to the practice parameters.
27 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 627.6613, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 627.6613 Coverage for mammograms.--
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1 (1) A group, blanket, or franchise accident or health
2 insurance policy issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in
3 this state must provide coverage for at least the following:
4 (a) A baseline mammogram for any woman who is 35 years
5 of age or older, but younger than 40 years of age.
6 (b) A mammogram every 2 years for any woman who is 40
7 years of age or older, but younger than 50 years of age, or
8 more frequently based on the patient's physician's
9 recommendation.
10 (c) A mammogram every year for any woman who is 50
11 years of age or older.
12 (d) One or more mammograms a year, based upon a
13 physician's recommendation, for any woman who is at risk for
14 breast cancer because of a personal or family history of
15 breast cancer, because of having a history of biopsy-proven
16 benign breast disease, because of having a mother, sister, or
17 daughter who has or has had breast cancer, or because a woman
18 has not given birth before the age of 30.
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20 It is the intent of the Legislature that the requirements of
21 this section conform to the practice parameters relating to
22 mammograms as recognized by the United States Agency for
23 Healthcare Research and Quality, when practice parameters for
24 the delivery of mammography services are developed pursuant to
25 s. 408.02(7), the Legislature review the requirements of this
26 section and conform to the practice parameters.
27 Section 6. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
28 law.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
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