Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1660
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11 The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Baker) recommended the
12 following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
15 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
19 627.6699, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.--
21 (4) APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE.--
22 (a)1. This section applies to a health benefit plan
23 that provides coverage to employees of a small employer in
24 this state, unless the coverage policy is marketed directly to
25 the individual employee, and the employer does not contribute
26 directly or indirectly to participate in the collection or
27 distribution of premiums or facilitate the administration of
28 the coverage policy in any manner. For the purposes of this
29 subparagraph, an employer shall not be deemed to be
30 contributing to the premiums or facilitating the
31 administration of coverage if the employer does not contribute
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1 towards the premium and merely collects the premiums for such
2 coverage from an employee's wages or salary through payroll
3 deduction and submits payment for the premiums of one or more
4 employees in a lump sum to a carrier.
5 2. A carrier authorized to issue group or individual
6 health benefit plans under chapter 627 or chapter 641 may
7 offer coverage as described in this subparagraph to individual
8 employees without being subject to this section if the
9 employer has not had a group health benefit plan in place in
10 the prior 6 months. A carrier authorized to issue group or
11 individual health benefit plans under chapter 627 or chapter
12 641 may offer coverage as described in this subparagraph to
13 employees that are not eligible employees as defined in this
14 section, whether or not the small employer has a group health
15 benefit plan in place. A carrier that offers coverage as
16 described in this subparagraph must provide a cancellation
17 notice to the primary insured at least 10 days prior to
18 canceling the coverage for nonpayment of premium.
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
24 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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27 A bill to be entitled
28 An act relating to the Employee Health Care
29 Access Act; amending s. 627.6699, F.S.;
30 revising application of the act; providing
31 construction; authorizing carriers to offer
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1 coverage to certain employees without being
2 subject to the act under certain circumstances;
3 providing requirements; providing an effective
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