| 1 | Representative Galvano offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between line(s) 123-124 insert: |
| 5 | Section 4. Paragraph (v) of subsection (3) of section |
| 6 | 627.6699, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.-- |
| 8 | (3) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: |
| 9 | (v) "Small employer" means, in connection with a health |
| 10 | benefit plan with respect to a calendar year and a plan year, |
| 11 | any person, sole proprietor, self-employed individual, |
| 12 | independent contractor, firm, corporation, partnership, or |
| 13 | association that is actively engaged in business, has its |
| 14 | principal place of business in this state, employed an average |
| 15 | of at least 1 but not more than 50 eligible employees on |
| 16 | business days during the preceding calendar year the majority of |
| 17 | whom were employed in this state, and employs at least 1 |
| 18 | employee on the first day of the plan year, and is not formed |
| 19 | primarily for purposes of purchasing insurance. In determining |
| 20 | the number of eligible employees, companies that are an |
| 21 | affiliated group as defined in s. 1504(a) of the Internal |
| 22 | Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be considered a single |
| 23 | employer. For purposes of this section, a sole proprietor, an |
| 24 | independent contractor, or a self-employed individual is |
| 25 | considered a small employer only if all of the conditions and |
| 26 | criteria established in this section are met. |
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| 30 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 31 | Remove line 24 and insert: |
| 32 | information under certain circumstances; amending s. 627.6699, |
| 33 | F.S.; revising the definition of the term "small employer"; |
| 34 | amending s. |