Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1455 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to health care benefit coverage for 2
16	16	members of nonprofit organizations and agricultural 3
17	17	cooperative associations; renaming the title of ch. 4
18	18	632, F.S.; creating parts I and II of ch. 632, F.S., 5
19	19	entitled "Fraternal Benefit Societies" and "Nonprofit 6
20	20	Membership Organizations and Agricultural Cooperative 7
21	21	Associations," respectively; creating s. 632.6401, 8
22	22	F.S.; providing a short title; providing a p urpose; 9
23	23	providing definitions; authorizing nonprofit 10
24	24	membership organizations and agricultural cooperative 11
25	25	associations to offer health care benefit coverage to 12
26	26	their members; providing that such coverage is not 13
27	27	considered insurance; requiring such organiz ations and 14
28	28	associations to file by a specified date each year a 15
29	29	specified statement with the Commissioner of Insurance 16
30	30	Regulation; providing rulemaking authority; providing 17
31	31	an effective date. 18
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33	33	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20
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35	35	Section 1. Chapter 632, Florida Statutes, entitled 22
36	36	"Fraternal Benefit Societies," is renamed "Nonprofit Health 23
37	37	Coverage." 24
38	38	Section 2. (1) Part I of chapter 632, Florida Statutes, 25
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51	51	consisting of ss. 632.601 -632.638, Florida Statutes, is created 26
52	52	and entitled "Fraternal Benefit Societies." 27
53	53	(2) Part II of chapter 632, Florida Statutes, consisting 28
54	54	of s. 632.6401, Florida Statutes, is created and entitled 29
55	55	"Nonprofit Membership Organizations and Agricultural Cooperative 30
56	56	Associations." 31
57	57	Section 3. Section 632.6401, Florida Statutes, is created 32
58	58	to read: 33
59	59	(1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Nonprofit 34
60	60	Health Coverage Deregulation Act of 2021." 35
61	61	(2) The purpose of this section is to allow nonprofit 36
62	62	membership organizations and agricultural cooper ative 37
63	63	associations to offer health coverage options to their members. 38
64	64	(3) As used in this section, the term: 39
65	65	(a) "Agricultural cooperative association" means an 40
66	66	association established to promote, foster, and encourage the 41
67	67	marketing of agricultural pro ducts through cooperation of 42
68	68	agricultural producers. 43
69	69	(b) "Nonprofit membership organization" means a 44
70	70	professional or trade association or any entity with dues paying 45
71	71	members which is exempt from federal income tax under s. 46
72	72	501(c)(3) of the Internal Reven ue Code and which exists to serve 47
73	73	its members beyond just offering health coverage. 48
74	74	(4) A nonprofit membership organization or an agricultural 49
75	75	cooperative association may offer health care benefit coverage 50
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88	88	to its members. Such health care benefit coverag e is not 51
89	89	considered insurance, notwithstanding any provision of law to 52
90	90	the contrary. A nonprofit membership organization or an 53
91	91	agricultural cooperative association offering health care 54
92	92	benefit coverage to its members: 55
93	93	(a) May, by a reinsurance agreement, cede any individual 56
94	94	risk in whole or in part to an insurer having the power to make 57
95	95	such reinsurance and authorized to do business in the state. 58
96	96	(b) Shall, by February 28 of each year, file a signed, 59
97	97	certified statement of actuarial opinion with the Com missioner 60
98	98	of Insurance Regulation. 61
99	99	(5) The commission may adopt rules to administer this 62
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101	101	Section 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023. 64