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The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Posey) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 98 and 99,

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insert:

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     Section 5.  Subsection (1) of section 627.6741, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     627.6741  Issuance, cancellation, nonrenewal, and

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replacement.--

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     (1)  An insurer issuing Medicare supplement policies in this

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state shall offer the opportunity of enrolling in a Medicare

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supplement policy, without conditioning the issuance or

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effectiveness of the policy on, and without discriminating in the

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price of the policy based on, the medical or health status or

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receipt of health care by the individual:

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     (a)  To any individual who is 65 years of age or older and

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who resides in this state, upon the request of the individual

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during the 6-month period beginning with the first month in which

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the individual has attained 65 years of age and is enrolled in

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Medicare part B; or

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     (b)  To any individual who is 65 years of age or older and

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is enrolled in Medicare part B, who resides in this state, upon

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the request of the individual during the 2-month period following

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termination of coverage under a group health insurance policy;

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or.

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     (c) To any individual who resides in this state, who is

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eligible for Medicare due to having end-stage renal disease, and

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who is enrolled in Medicare part B, upon the request of the

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individual within 6 months after becoming eligible for Medicare,

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or by January 1, 2009, whichever is later.

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A Medicare supplement policy issued to an individual under

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paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) may not exclude benefits based on

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a preexisting condition if the individual has a continuous period

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of creditable coverage, as defined in s. 627.6561(5), of at least

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6 months as of the date of application for coverage.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 2-9

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and insert:

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An act relating to health insurance; providing a short

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title; amending ss. 627.64171, 627.66121, and 641.31,

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F.S.; including lymph node dissections under provisions

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prescribing the length of hospital stay relating to a

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mastectomy and the outpatient postsurgical followup care

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that specified health insurers and health maintenance

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organizations must cover; limiting application; amending

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s. 627.6741, F.S.; requiring an insurer issuing Medicare

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supplement policies to offer a Medicare supplement policy

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without conditioning the issuance or discriminating in the

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price based on health status to individuals who are

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eligible for Medicare due to having end-stage renal

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disease and who meet other conditions; providing an

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effective date.

3/31/2008  9:03:00 AM     597-06140-08