HB 1293: Health Care Regulations
GENERAL BILL by Good ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Duran ; Eskamani ; Polsky
Health Care Regulations; Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Commission to review prescription drug costs & inform public; provides for determination of prescription drug rates; prohibits insurers & HMOs from declining to offer coverage under individual, group, blanket, franchise health insurance, & small employer policies to certain groups, employers, & individuals; prohibits such insurers from imposing preexisting condition exclusions & from establishing differentials in premium rates based on preexisting conditions; provides factors on which premium rates under individual, franchise, & small employer policies must be based.
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2020 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 115 |
| 1/17/2020 | House |
• Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 400 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 1295 | Pub. Meetings and Rec./Prescription Drug Affordability Commission Trade Secrets | Good | Linked | Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee |
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| S 1724 | Health Care Regulations | Cruz | Similar | Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Banking and Insurance |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (41)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 381.02033 | Page 5 (pdf) | |
| 408.9091 | Cover Florida Health Care Access Program. | Page 51 (pdf) |
| 409.814 | Eligibility. | Page 53 (pdf) |
| 409.816 | Limitations on premiums and cost sharing. | Page 54 (pdf) |
| 627.429 | Medical tests for HIV infection and AIDS for insurance purposes. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 627.6045 | Preexisting condition. | Page 86 (pdf) |
| 627.6046 | Limit on preexisting conditions. | Page 86 (pdf) |
| 627.607 | Time limit on certain defenses. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 627.6415 | Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured’s custodial care. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 627.642 | Outline of coverage. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 627.6425 | Renewability of individual coverage. | Page 57 (pdf) |
| 627.6426 | Short-term health insurance. | Page 59 (pdf) |
| 627.6475 | Individual reinsurance pool. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 627.6487 | Guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to eligible individuals. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 627.64875 | Page 28 (pdf) | |
| 627.6512 | Exemption of certain group health insurance policies. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 627.6525 | Short-term health insurance. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 627.6561 | Preexisting conditions. | Page 86 (pdf) |
| 627.65612 | Limit on preexisting conditions. | Page 86 (pdf) |
| 627.65613 | Page 31 (pdf) | |
| 627.65614 | Page 32 (pdf) | |
| 627.65625 | Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status. | Page 61 (pdf) |
| 627.6571 | Guaranteed renewability of coverage. | Page 63 (pdf) |
| 627.6578 | Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured’s custodial care. | Page 66 (pdf) |
| 627.6675 | Conversion on termination of eligibility. | Page 66 (pdf) |
| 627.6692 | Florida Health Insurance Coverage Continuation Act. | Page 68 (pdf) |
| 627.6699 | Employee Health Care Access Act. | Page 34 (pdf) |
| 627.66997 | Stop-loss insurance. | Page 70 (pdf) |
| 627.6741 | Issuance, cancellation, nonrenewal, and replacement. | Page 71 (pdf) |
| 631.818 | Powers and duties of the plan. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 641.185 | Health maintenance organization subscriber protections. | Page 75 (pdf) |
| 641.1855 | Page 47 (pdf) | |
| 641.3007 | HIV infection and AIDS for contract purposes. | Page 76 (pdf) |
| 641.31 | Health maintenance contracts. | Page 77 (pdf) |
| 641.3102 | Restrictions upon expulsion or refusal to issue or renew contract. | Page 79 (pdf) |
| 641.31071 | Preexisting conditions. | Page 86 (pdf) |
| 641.31073 | Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status. | Page 80 (pdf) |
| 641.31074 | Guaranteed renewability of coverage. | Page 83 (pdf) |
| 641.31077 | Page 50 (pdf) | |
| 641.3903 | Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. | Page 84 (pdf) |
| 641.3922 | Conversion contracts; conditions. | Page 85 (pdf) |
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