The Florida Senate

HB 21-A: State Group Insurance Program

GENERAL BILL by Brodeur ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes, B.

State Group Insurance Program; Revises applicability of certain definitions regarding state group insurance program; defines term "plan year"; authorizes program to include additional benefits; authorizes employee to use certain portion of state's contribution to purchase additional & supplemental benefits; provides for program to offer health plans in specified benefit coverage levels; provides for DMS to develop plan for implementation of benefit levels; provides reporting requirements; authorizes additional benefits to be included in program; provides that DMS shall contract with at least one entity that provides comprehensive pricing & inclusive services for surgery & other medical procedures; provides contract & reporting requirements; provides for DMS to establish 3-year price transparency pilot project in certain areas of state; provides project & reporting requirements; directs DMS to contract with independent benefits consultant; provides requirements for & duties of consultant; provides reporting requirement; directs DMS to provide premium alternatives to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides criteria for calculating premium alternatives; establishes premiums for participants for specified plans & coverage periods; provides appropriation & authorizes positions; provides for construction.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  5/27/2015	House	• Filed
  6/1/2015	House	• Introduced -HJ 5 • Referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 6
  6/9/2015	House	• On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 06/10/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
  6/10/2015	House	• Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 5 -HJ 95 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 95 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 06/11/15
  6/11/2015	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 98 • Placed on 3rd reading
  6/12/2015	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 102 • Passed; YEAS 71 NAYS 28 -HJ 103
  6/12/2015	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 37 • Received -SJ 37
  6/15/2015	Senate	• Original reference(s)- removed: Health Policy -SJ 40 • References corrected to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 40 • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 40
  6/19/2015	Senate	• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

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• HB 21-A, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/27/2015 at 12:36 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/10/2015 (pdf)

  Floor Votes (1)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  6/12/2015 10:37 AM	House	71 Yeas - 28 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  110.123	State group insurance program.	Page 2 (pdf)
  110.12303		Page 17 (pdf)
  110.12304		Page 20 (pdf)

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