| 1 | Representative Domino offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
| 4 | Remove lines 43-58 and insert: |
| 5 | (4) Except for a hospital licensed under chapter 395 or a |
| 6 | provider providing services pursuant to s. 395.1041 or part III |
| 7 | of chapter 401, a provider who accepts an assignment pursuant to |
| 8 | this section shall accept the direct payment from the insurer as |
| 9 | payment in full for the services provided and may not bill or |
| 10 | attempt to collect any balance of charges from the insured. |
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| 14 | D I R E C T O R Y A M E N D M E N T |
| 15 | Remove line 25 and insert: |
| 16 | Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is added to that |
| 17 | section, to read: |
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| 21 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 22 | Remove line(s) 14-19 and insert: |
| 23 | payment; requiring that certain providers accept the direct |
| 24 | payment from an insurer as payment in full; prohibiting attempts |
| 25 | to bill or collect any balance of charges from the insured; |
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