| 1 | Representative Boyd offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 4177 and 4178, insert: |
| 5 | Section 73. Subsection (1) of section 651.105, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 651.105 Examination and inspections.-- |
| 8 | (1) The office may at any time, and shall at least once |
| 9 | every 5 3 years, examine the business of any applicant for a |
| 10 | certificate of authority and any provider engaged in the |
| 11 | execution of care contracts or engaged in the performance of |
| 12 | obligations under such contracts, in the same manner as is |
| 13 | provided for examination of insurance companies pursuant to s. |
| 14 | 624.316. Such examinations shall be made by a representative or |
| 15 | examiner designated by the office, whose compensation will be |
| 16 | fixed by the office pursuant to s. 624.320. Routine examinations |
| 17 | may be made by having the necessary documents submitted to the |
| 18 | office; and, for this purpose, financial documents and records |
| 19 | conforming to commonly accepted accounting principles and |
| 20 | practices, as required under s. 651.026, will be deemed |
| 21 | adequate. The final written report of each such examination |
| 22 | shall be filed with the office and, when so filed, will |
| 23 | constitute a public record. Any provider being examined shall, |
| 24 | upon request, give reasonable and timely access to all of its |
| 25 | records. The representative or examiner designated by the office |
| 26 | may at any time examine the records and affairs and inspect the |
| 27 | physical property of any provider, whether in connection with a |
| 28 | formal examination or not. |
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| 32 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 33 | Remove line 316 |
| 34 | used in the treatment of cancer; amending s. 651.105, F.S.; |
| 35 | revising the timeframe for certain examinations by the Office of |
| 36 | Insurance Regulation relating to the provisions of continuing |
| 37 | care; amending s. 651.118, |