Florida Senate - 2016 SB 208 By Senator Gaetz 1-00393-16 2016208__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to insurance coverage for state 3 officers; restricting participation of state officers 4 in certain state group insurance programs that provide 5 benefits in excess of those offered to Medicaid 6 recipients; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 11 contrary, a state officer, as defined in s. 110.123, Florida 12 Statutes, is not eligible to participate in a state group 13 insurance program, as defined in s. 110.123, Florida Statutes, 14 which provides benefits in excess of the benefits available to a 15 Medicaid recipient, as defined in s. 409.962, Florida Statutes. 16 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016. 17 18 19 20