Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 676
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/27/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Richter) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 928 - 942
    4  and insert:
    5  in s. 624.603, a managed care plan as defined in s. 409.962(9),
    6  or a health maintenance organization as defined in s.
    7  641.19(12).
    8         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to
    9  establish uniformity in the submission of prior authorization
   10  forms on or after January 1, 2017, a health insurer, or a
   11  pharmacy benefits manager on behalf of the health insurer, which
   12  does not use an electronic prior authorization form for its
   13  contracted providers shall use only the prior authorization form
   14  that has been approved by the Financial Services Commission in
   15  consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration to
   16  obtain a prior authorization for a medical procedure, course of
   17  treatment, or prescription drug benefit. Such form may not
   18  exceed two pages in length, excluding any instructions or
   19  guiding documentation.
   20         (3) The Financial Services Commission in consultation with
   21  the Agency for Health Care Administration shall adopt by rule
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   23  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   24  And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete lines 65 - 66
   26  and insert:
   27         approved by the Financial Services Commission in
   28         consultation with the Agency for Health Care
   29         Administration; requiring the commission in
   30         consultation with the agency to adopt by rule
   31         guidelines