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CS/CS/SB 1522: Wellness or Health Improvement Programs

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Health Regulation ; Gaetz

Wellness or Health Improvement Programs; Authorizes insurers and health maintenance organizations to offer a voluntary wellness or health improvement program and to encourage or reward participation in the program by offering rewards or incentives to members. Authorizes insurers and health maintenance organizations to require plan members not participating in the wellness or health improvement programs to provide verification that their medical condition warrants nonparticipation in order for the nonparticipants to receive rewards or incentives, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/3/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167) -SJ 754
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2011 Senate • Filed
3/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 172
• Introduced -SJ 172
3/17/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 03/22/11, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/22/2011 Senate • CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 270
3/23/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 278
3/28/2011 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 270
4/7/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/12/11, 9:15 am, 412 Knott Building
4/12/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 471
4/13/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules -SJ 471
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/15/11, 9:15 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/15/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 469
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 469
4/26/2011 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 487
5/2/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 05/03/11
5/3/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 754
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 445 -SJ 754
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167) -SJ 754