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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to coverage for skin cancer 2
screenings; creating ss. 627.64198, 627.66912, and 3
641.31091, F.S.; requiring individual health insurance 4
policies; group, blanket, and franchise health 5
insurance policies; and health maintenance contracts, 6
respectively, to provide coverage and payment for 7
annual skin cancer screenings performed by a licensed 8
dermatologist without imposing any cost -sharing 9
requirement; specifying a requirement for and a 10
restriction on payments for such screenings; providing 11
an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Section 627.64198, Florida Statutes, is created 16
to read: 17
627.64198 Coverage for skin cancer screenings; required 18
coverage and payment. — 19
(1) A health insurance policy issued or renewed on or 20
after January 1, 2024, must provide coverage and payment, 21
without imposing a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or any 22
other cost-sharing requirement, for annual skin cancer 23
screenings performed by a dermatologist licensed pursuant to 24
chapter 458 or chapter 459. Payment for such screenings must be 25
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consistent with the insurer's payments for other preventive 26
screenings as defined by the Current Procedural Terminology code 27
set of the American Medical Association. 28
(2) An insurer may not bundle a payment for skin cancer 29
screenings performed pursuant to subsection (1) with any other 30
procedure or service, including an evalua tion and management 31
visit, which is performed during the same office visit or a 32
subsequent office visit. 33
Section 2. Section 627.66912, Florida Statutes, is created 34
to read: 35
627.66912 Coverage for skin cancer screenings; required 36
coverage and payment. — 37
(1) A group, blanket, or franchise health insurance policy 38
issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, must provide 39
coverage and payment, without imposing a deductible, copayment, 40
coinsurance, or any other cost -sharing requirement, for annual 41
skin cancer screenings performed by a dermatologist licensed 42
pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459. Payment for such 43
screenings must be consistent with the insurer's payments for 44
other preventive screenings as defined by the Current Procedural 45
Terminology code set of the American Medical Association. 46
(2) An insurer may not bundle a payment for skin cancer 47
screenings performed pursuant to subsection (1) with any other 48
procedure or service, including an evaluation and management 49
visit, which is performed during the same office visit or a 50
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subsequent office visit. 51
Section 3. Section 641.31091, Florida Statutes, is created 52
to read: 53
641.31091 Coverage for skin cancer screenings; required 54
coverage and payment. — 55
(1) A health maintenance contract issued or renew ed on or 56
after January 1, 2024, must provide coverage and payment, 57
without imposing a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or any 58
other cost-sharing requirement, for annual skin cancer 59
screenings performed by a dermatologist licensed pursuant to 60
chapter 458 or chapter 459. Payment for such screenings must be 61
consistent with the health maintenance organization's payments 62
for other preventive screenings as defined by the Current 63
Procedural Terminology code set of the American Medical 64
Association. 65
(2) A health maintenance organization may not bundle a 66
payment for skin cancer screenings performed pursuant to 67
subsection (1) with any other procedure or service, including an 68
evaluation and management visit, which is performed during the 69
same office visit or a subs equent office visit. 70
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 71