| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to health flex plans; amending s. 408.909, |
| 3 | F.S.; revising eligibility for enrollment in a health flex |
| 4 | plan; extending the expiration date of the health flex |
| 5 | plan program; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsections (5) and (10) of section 408.909, |
| 10 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 11 | 408.909 Health flex plans.-- |
| 12 | (5) ELIGIBILITY.--Eligibility to enroll in an approved |
| 13 | health flex plan is limited to residents of this state who: |
| 14 | (a) Are 64 years of age or younger; |
| 15 | (b) Have a family income equal to or less than 300 200 |
| 16 | percent of the federal poverty level; |
| 17 | (c) Are eligible under a federally approved Medicaid |
| 18 | demonstration waiver and reside in Palm Beach County or Miami- |
| 19 | Dade County; |
| 20 | (c)(d) Are not covered by a private insurance policy and |
| 21 | are not eligible for coverage through a public health insurance |
| 22 | program, such as Medicare or Medicaid, unless specifically |
| 23 | authorized under paragraph (c), or another public health care |
| 24 | program, such as Kidcare, and have not been covered at any time |
| 25 | during the past 6 months; and |
| 26 | (d)(e) Have applied for health care coverage through an |
| 27 | approved health flex plan and have agreed to make any payments |
| 28 | required for participation, including periodic payments or |
| 29 | payments due at the time health care services are provided. |
| 30 | (10) EXPIRATION.--This section expires July 1, 2013 2008. |
| 31 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |