| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to health care clinics; amending s. |
| 3 | 400.9905, F.S.; revising the definition of the term |
| 4 | "clinic" to provide that pt. X of ch. 400, F.S., the |
| 5 | Health Care Clinic Act, does not apply to entities that do |
| 6 | not seek reimbursement from insurance companies for |
| 7 | medical services paid pursuant to personal injury |
| 8 | protection, bodily injury liability, personal liability |
| 9 | umbrella, or uninsured motorist coverage; amending s. |
| 10 | 400.9935, F.S.; providing for a unique identification |
| 11 | number for licensed clinics and entities holding |
| 12 | certificates of exemption; requiring the Office of |
| 13 | Insurance Regulation to issue unique identification |
| 14 | numbers, under certain circumstances, and publish the |
| 15 | numbers on its Internet website in a specified format; |
| 16 | providing an effective date. |
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| 18 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 20 | Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (4) of |
| 21 | section 400.9905, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 22 | 400.9905 Definitions.-- |
| 23 | (4) "Clinic" means an entity at which health care services |
| 24 | are provided to individuals and which tenders charges for |
| 25 | reimbursement for such services, including a mobile clinic and a |
| 26 | portable equipment provider. For purposes of this part, the term |
| 27 | does not include and the licensure requirements of this part do |
| 28 | not apply to: |
| 29 | (m) Entities that do not seek reimbursement from insurance |
| 30 | companies for medical services paid pursuant to personal injury |
| 31 | protection coverage required by s. 627.736, bodily injury |
| 32 | liability coverage, personal liability umbrella coverage, or |
| 33 | uninsured motorist coverage. |
| 34 | Section 2. Subsection (10) is added to section 400.9935, |
| 35 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 36 | 400.9935 Clinic responsibilities.-- |
| 37 | (10) Any clinic holding an active license and any entity |
| 38 | holding a current certificate of exemption may request a unique |
| 39 | identification number from the Office of Insurance Regulation |
| 40 | for the purposes of submitting claims to personal injury |
| 41 | protection insurance carriers for services or treatment pursuant |
| 42 | to part XI of chapter 627. Upon request, the Office of Insurance |
| 43 | Regulation shall assign a unique identification number to a |
| 44 | clinic holding an active license or an entity holding a current |
| 45 | certificate of exemption. The Office of Insurance Regulation |
| 46 | shall publish the identification number of each clinic and |
| 47 | entity on its Internet website in a searchable format that is |
| 48 | readily accessible to personal injury protection insurance |
| 49 | carriers. |
| 50 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |