Florida Senate - 2014 SB 1364
By Senator Bradley
7-00902A-14 20141364__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Employee Health Care Access
3 Act; amending s. 627.6699, F.S.; revising the
4 definition of the term “eligible employee” for whom
5 the act provides for the availability of access to
6 certain health insurance coverage; providing an
7 effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section
12 627.6699, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.—
14 (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
15 (h) “Eligible employee” means an employee who works full
16 time, having a normal workweek of 30 25 or more hours, and who
17 has met any applicable waiting-period requirements or other
18 requirements of this section act. The term includes a self
19 employed individual, a sole proprietor, a partner of a
20 partnership, or an independent contractor, if the sole
21 proprietor, partner, or independent contractor is included as an
22 employee under a health benefit plan of a small employer, but
23 does not include a part-time, temporary, or substitute employee.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.