Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1834
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Peaden) recommended
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Section 627.42395, Florida Statutes, is
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20 627.42395 Coverage for certain prescription and
21 nonprescription enteral or amino acid formulas.--
22 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
23 health insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery, to
24 any person in this state or any group, blanket, or franchise
25 health insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery in
26 this state shall make available to the policyholder as part of
27 the application, for an appropriate additional premium,
28 coverage for:
29 (a) Prescription and nonprescription enteral formulas
30 for home use which are physician prescribed as medically
31 necessary for the treatment of inherited diseases of amino
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Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1834
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1 acid, organic acid, carbohydrate, or fat metabolism as well as
2 malabsorption originating from congenital defects present at
3 birth or acquired during the neonatal period. Such coverage
4 for inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids shall
5 include food products modified to be low protein, in an amount
6 not to exceed $2,500 annually for any insured individual,
7 through the age of 24.
8 (b) Amino-acid-based elemental formulas, regardless of
9 the method of intake, for the treatment of medically diagnosed
10 conditions such as severe multiple allergies, gastroesophageal
11 reflux, and eosinophilic disorders when ordered by a licensed
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13 (2) This section applies to any person or family
14 notwithstanding the existence of any preexisting condition.
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20 And the title is amended as follows:
21 On page 1, lines 2 and 3, delete those lines
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24 An act relating to optional coverage for
25 health-related disorders; amending s.
26 627.42395, F.S.; including certain amino acid
27 based formulas within requirements concerning
28 optional coverage for formulas; amending s.
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