| 1 | Representative(s) Homan offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 14 and 15, insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 627.638, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 627.638 Direct payment for hospital, medical services.-- |
| 8 | (2) Whenever, in any health insurance claim form, an |
| 9 | insured specifically authorizes payment of benefits directly to |
| 10 | any recognized hospital or physician, the insurer shall make |
| 11 | such payment to the designated provider of such services, unless |
| 12 | otherwise provided in the insurance contract. The insurance |
| 13 | contract may not prohibit, and claims forms must provide option |
| 14 | for, the payment of benefits directly to a licensed hospital and |
| 15 | physician for care provided pursuant to s. 395.1041. |
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| 18 | Remove line(s) 6 and insert: |
| 19 | An act relating to health insurance; amending s. 627.638, |
| 20 | F.S.; proscribing insurance contracts from prohibiting |
| 21 | payment of benefits directly to a licensed hospital and |
| 22 | physician for certain care; providing a claims form |
| 23 | requirement; |