Amendment
Bill No. 0805
Amendment No. 276587
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Benson offered the following:
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3     Amendment
4     Remove line(s) 30-49 and insert:
5     (a)1.  Are 64 years of age or younger;
6     2.(b)  Have a family income equal to or less than 250 200
7percent of the federal poverty level;
8     3.(c)  Are eligible under a federally approved Medicaid
9demonstration waiver and reside in Palm Beach County or Miami-
10Dade County;
11     4.(d)  Are not covered by a private insurance policy and
12are not eligible for coverage through a public health insurance
13program, such as Medicare or Medicaid, unless specifically
14authorized under subparagraph 3. paragraph (c), or another
15public health care program, such as KidCare, and have not been
16covered at any time during the past 6 months; and
17     5.(e)  Have applied for health care coverage through an
18approved health flex plan and have agreed to make any payments
19required for participation, including periodic payments or
20payments due at the time health care services are provided; or
21     (b)  Are part of an employer group where at least 75
22percent of the employees have a family income equal to or less
23than 250 percent of the federal poverty level and the employee
24group is not covered by a private health insurance policy and
25has not been covered at any time during the past 6 months. If
26the health flex plan entity is a health insurer or health
27maintenance organization properly licensed under Florida law,
28only 50 percent of the employees must meet the income
29requirements for the purposes of this paragraph.


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.