Senate Bill sb1056
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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 1056
By Senator Miller
18-304-06
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to diabetes prevention;
3 amending s. 627.6408, F.S.; requiring health
4 insurance policies in this state to cover
5 screening for the early detection and
6 prevention of diabetes; providing an effective
7 date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 627.6408, Florida
12 Statutes, is amended to read:
13 627.6408 Diabetes treatment services.--
14 (1) A health insurance policy or group health
15 insurance policy sold in this state must provide coverage for
16 the screening for diabetes during an annual checkup for early
17 detection and prevention of the disease for persons older than
18 40 years of age and all medically appropriate and necessary
19 equipment, supplies, and diabetes outpatient self-management
20 training and educational services used to treat diabetes, if
21 the patient's treating physician or a physician who
22 specializes in the treatment of diabetes certifies that such
23 services are necessary.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
25 law.
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28 SENATE SUMMARY
29 Requires that health insurance policies in this state
cover screening for the early detection and prevention of
30 diabetes.
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