Florida House Bill 769 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 28 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Prohibits insurer, prepaid limited health service organization, & HMO, & third-party administrator thereof, from requiring licensed ophthalmologist & optometrist to provide vision care services under specified circumstances; prohibits such entities, & third-party administrators thereof, from requiring licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, & optician to purchase certain materials & services; specifies that violation of section constitutes specified unfair insurance trade practice & unfair or deceptive act or practice subject to specified civil & administrative actions.

Health Provider Contracts

House Health Innovation Subcommittee

Rep. Kathleen Peters [R]

Sen. Frank Artiles [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-28	House	Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
2015-03-23	House	Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
2015-03-20	House	CS by Health Innovation Subcommittee read 1st time
2015-03-20	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-03-18	House	CS by Health Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1
2015-03-16	House	On Committee agenda-- Health Innovation Subcommittee, 03/18/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
2015-03-03	House	Introduced
2015-02-26	House	Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
2015-02-16	House	Filed

S0856 (Same As) 2015-04-28 - Died in Messages

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
501	501		Amended Code	See Bill Text
627	6474		Amended Code	See Bill Text
636	035		Amended Code	See Bill Text
641	315		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/769
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0769/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0769/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0769/Amendment/070243/PDF