Bill Text: FL S1134 | 2015 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Blanket Health Insurance

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-22 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 893 (Ch. 2015-124) [S1134 Detail]

Download: Florida-2015-S1134-Comm_Sub.html

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       Florida Senate - 2015                             CS for SB 1134
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Banking and Insurance; and Senator Hays
       
       
       
       
       
       597-02401-15                                          20151134c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to blanket health insurance; amending
    3         s. 627.659, F.S.; expanding the types of individuals
    4         and entities which are eligible for blanket health
    5         insurance coverage; providing an effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Section 627.659, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   10  read:
   11         627.659 Blanket health insurance; eligible groups.—Blanket
   12  health insurance is that form of health insurance that which
   13  covers special groups of individuals under a policy or contract
   14  issued as enumerated in one of the following subsections:
   15         (1) Under a policy or contract issued To a any common
   16  carrier, or to an operator, an owner, or a lessee of a means of
   17  transportation, which is shall be deemed to be the policyholder,
   18  covering a group that is defined as all persons who may become
   19  passengers on such common carrier or means of transportation.
   20         (2) Under a policy or contract issued To an employer, who
   21  is shall be deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or any
   22  grouping group of employees or insured employees’ dependents or
   23  guests, who are defined by reference to an activity or operation
   24  of the policyholder exceptional hazards incident to such
   25  employment, or under a policy or contract issued to an employer
   26  if when all of its employees are covered under the any such
   27  policy or contract.
   28         (3) Under a policy issued To a school, district school
   29  system, college, university, or other institution of learning,
   30  or to an the official or officials of the such institution,
   31  insuring all or any grouping of the institution’s students, and
   32  teachers, and employees. The any such policy issued may insure
   33  the spouse or dependent children of the insured student,
   34  teacher, or employee.
   35         (4) Under a policy or contract issued In the name of a any
   36  volunteer fire department, or first aid group, emergency
   37  management group, or other first responder such volunteer group,
   38  which is shall be deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or
   39  any grouping of the members or employees of the policyholder or
   40  covering all or any grouping of participants which is defined by
   41  reference to an activity or operation sponsored or supervised by
   42  the policyholder such department or group.
   43         (5) Under a policy or contract issued To an organization,
   44  or branch thereof, such as the Boy Scouts of America, the Future
   45  Farmers of America, a religious, instructional, or educational,
   46  charitable, recreational, or civic body bodies, or similar
   47  organization organizations, or to an individual, firm, or
   48  corporation, holding or operating meetings, such as summer camps
   49  or other meetings for religious, instructive, educational,
   50  charitable, or recreational, or civic purposes, which
   51  organization, branch, or body is deemed to be the policyholder,
   52  covering all or any grouping of participants which is defined by
   53  reference to an activity or operation of the policyholder,
   54  including those who attend the attending such camps or meetings,
   55  such as including counselors, instructors, and persons in other
   56  administrative positions.
   57         (6) Under a policy or contract issued In the name of a
   58  newspaper or other publisher, which is shall be deemed to be the
   59  policyholder, covering independent contractor newspaper or
   60  publication delivery persons.
   61         (7) Under a policy or contract issued In the name of a
   62  health care provider or coordinator of health services, which is
   63  shall be deemed to be the policyholder, covering patients,
   64  donors, or surrogates. This coverage may be offered to patients,
   65  donors, or surrogates of the policyholder, a health care
   66  provider but may not be required as made a condition of
   67  receiving care. The benefits provided under the such policy or
   68  contract are shall not be assignable to any health care
   69  provider.
   70         (8) Under a policy or contract issued To a any health
   71  maintenance organization licensed pursuant to the provisions of
   72  part I of chapter 641, which is shall be deemed to be the
   73  policyholder, covering the subscribers of the health maintenance
   74  organization. Payment may be made directly to the health
   75  maintenance organization by the blanket health insurer for
   76  health care services rendered by providers pursuant to the
   77  health care delivery plan.
   78         (9) To a sports team or camp, or a sponsor thereof, which
   79  is deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or any grouping
   80  of members, campers, participants, employees, officials, or
   81  supervisors.
   82         (10) To a travel agency or other organization that provides
   83  travel-related services, which is deemed to be the policyholder,
   84  covering all or any grouping of persons to whom the policyholder
   85  provides travel or travel-related services.
   86         (11) To an association having a constitution and bylaws,
   87  having at least 25 individual members, and having been organized
   88  and maintained in good faith for a period of 1 year for purposes
   89  other than that of obtaining insurance, which association is
   90  deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or any grouping of
   91  the members of the association.
   92         (12) To a bank or other financial institution, a vendor of
   93  the institution, or a parent holding company of the institution,
   94  or to a trustee or agent of such institution, vendor, or
   95  company, which is deemed to be the policyholder, covering
   96  accountholders, cardholders, debtors, guarantors, or purchasers.
   97         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.