| 1 | Representative Gonzalez offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 86 and 87, insert: |
| 5 | Section 2. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (13) of |
| 6 | section 627.6699, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 7 | 627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.-- |
| 8 | (13) STANDARDS TO ASSURE FAIR MARKETING.-- |
| 9 | (l)1. In order to improve the ability of small employers |
| 10 | to obtain information including premium rates for small employer |
| 11 | health benefit plans and to facilitate the application process, |
| 12 | all small employer carriers shall use a uniform employee health |
| 13 | status form. The commission shall adopt rules specifying such |
| 14 | form. The form shall be designed by the Office of Insurance |
| 15 | Regulation, in consultation with small employer carriers, to |
| 16 | permit its use as a written document and through electronic or |
| 17 | other and alternative delivery formats. The form shall include |
| 18 | the following health data elements for all persons to be covered |
| 19 | under the policy that occurred in the 2 years before the date of |
| 20 | completion of the form: |
| 21 | a. Any treatment or diagnosis by any licensed medical |
| 22 | practitioner. |
| 23 | b. Any procedure or treatment in a hospital, |
| 24 | rehabilitation program, or surgical center. |
| 25 | c. All current medications prescribed by a licensed |
| 26 | practitioner. |
| 27 | c. Current diagnosis of pregnancy. |
| 28 | e. Current use of any tobacco products. |
| 29 | f. Pending test results. |
| 30 | g. Workers' compensation injury or illness. |
| 31 | h. Tests or treatments recommended but not completed. |
| 32 | 2. The form shall require the signature of the employee |
| 33 | completing the form. Use of a standardized form does not prevent |
| 34 | a small employer carrier from obtaining information from other |
| 35 | sources in order to determine the appropriate premium rate for a |
| 36 | small employer. |
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| 39 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 40 | Between lines 8 and 9, insert: |
| 41 | amending s. 627.6699, F.S.; requiring small employer carriers to |
| 42 | use a uniform employee health status form; requiring the |
| 43 | Financial Services Commission to adopt rules; requiring the |
| 44 | Office of Insurance Regulation to design the form in |
| 45 | consultation with small employer carriers; providing form |
| 46 | delivery formats; specifying form requirements; |