Bill Text: FL S1220 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Repeal of Health Insurance Provisions

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-05 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 4139 -SJ 789 [S1220 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-S1220-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2012                                    SB 1220
       
       
       
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       40-01235-12                                           20121220__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the repeal of health insurance
    3         provisions; amending s. 627.64872, F.S.; deleting a
    4         requirement that the Florida Health Insurance Plan’s
    5         board of directors annually report to the Governor and
    6         the Legislature concerning the Florida Health
    7         Insurance Plan; deleting redundant provisions making
    8         the implementation of the plan by the board contingent
    9         upon certain appropriations; amending s. 627.6699,
   10         F.S.; deleting a requirement that the Office of
   11         Insurance Regulation of the Department of Financial
   12         Services annually report to the Governor and the
   13         Legislature concerning the Small Employers Access
   14         Program; providing an effective date.
   15  
   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   17  
   18         Section 1. Subsections (7) through (20) of section
   19  627.64872, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6)
   20  through (19), respectively, and paragraph (b) of subsection (4),
   21  present subsection (6), and paragraph (a) of present subsection
   22  (20) of that section are amended to read:
   23         627.64872 Florida Health Insurance Plan.—
   24         (4) PLAN OF OPERATION.—The plan of operation shall:
   25         (b) Establish procedures for selecting an administrator in
   26  accordance with subsection (10) (11).
   27         (6) ANNUAL REPORT.—The board shall annually submit to the
   28  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
   29  House of Representatives a report that includes an independent
   30  actuarial study to determine, without limitation, the following:
   31         (a) The effect the creation of the plan has on the small
   32  group and individual insurance market, specifically on the
   33  premiums paid by insureds, including an estimate of the total
   34  anticipated aggregate savings for all small employers in the
   35  state.
   36         (b) The actual number of individuals covered at the current
   37  funding and benefit level, the projected number of individuals
   38  that may seek coverage in the forthcoming fiscal year, and the
   39  projected funding needed to cover anticipated increase or
   40  decrease in plan participation.
   41         (c) A recommendation as to the best source of funding for
   42  the anticipated deficits of the pool.
   43         (d) A summary of the activities of the plan in the
   44  preceding calendar year, including the net written and earned
   45  premiums, plan enrollment, the expense of administration, and
   46  the paid and incurred losses.
   47         (e) A review of the operation of the plan as to whether the
   48  plan has met the intent of this section.
   49  
   50  The board may not implement the Florida Health Insurance Plan
   51  until funds are appropriated for startup costs and any projected
   52  deficits; however, the board may complete the actuarial study
   53  authorized in this subsection.
   54         (19)(20) COMBINING MEMBERSHIP OF THE FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE
   55  HEALTH ASSOCIATION; ASSESSMENT.—
   56         (a)1. Upon implementation of the Florida Health Insurance
   57  Plan, the Florida Comprehensive Health Association, as specified
   58  in s. 627.6488, is abolished as a separate nonprofit entity and
   59  shall be subsumed under the board of directors of the Florida
   60  Health Insurance Plan. All individuals actively enrolled in the
   61  Florida Comprehensive Health Association shall be enrolled in
   62  the plan subject to its rules and requirements, except as
   63  otherwise specified in this section. Maximum lifetime benefits
   64  paid to an individual in the plan shall not exceed the amount
   65  established under subsection (15) (16), and benefits previously
   66  paid for any individual by the Florida Comprehensive Health
   67  Association shall be used in the determination of total lifetime
   68  benefits paid under the plan.
   69         2. All persons enrolled in the Florida Comprehensive Health
   70  Association upon implementation of the Florida Health Insurance
   71  Plan are only eligible for the benefits authorized under
   72  subsection (15) (16). Persons identified by this section shall
   73  convert to the benefits authorized under subsection (15) (16) no
   74  later than January 1, 2005.
   75         3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
   76  administration of the coverage of persons actively enrolled in
   77  the Florida Comprehensive Health Association shall operate under
   78  the existing plan of operation without modification until the
   79  adoption of the new plan of operation for the Florida Health
   80  Insurance Plan.
   81         Section 2. Paragraph (l) of subsection (15) of section
   82  627.6699, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   83         627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act.—
   84         (15) SMALL EMPLOYERS ACCESS PROGRAM.—
   85         (l) Annual reporting.—The office shall make an annual
   86  report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
   87  Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report shall
   88  summarize the activities of the program in the preceding
   89  calendar year, including the net written and earned premiums,
   90  program enrollment, the expense of administration, and the paid
   91  and incurred losses. The report shall be submitted no later than
   92  March 15 following the close of the prior calendar year.
   93         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.