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10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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15 | 15 | | An act relating to coverage for skin cancer 2 |
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16 | 16 | | screenings; creating ss. 627.64198, 627.66912, and 3 |
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17 | 17 | | 641.31091, F.S.; requiring individual health insurance 4 |
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18 | 18 | | policies; group, blanket, and franchise health 5 |
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19 | 19 | | insurance policies; and health maintenance contracts, 6 |
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20 | 20 | | respectively, to provide coverage and payment for 7 |
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21 | 21 | | annual skin cancer screenings performed by a licensed 8 |
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22 | 22 | | dermatologist without imposing any cost -sharing 9 |
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23 | 23 | | requirement; specifying a requirement for and a 10 |
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24 | 24 | | restriction on payments for such screenings; providing 11 |
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25 | 25 | | an effective date. 12 |
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27 | 27 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 |
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29 | 29 | | Section 1. Section 627.64198, Florida Statutes, is created 16 |
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30 | 30 | | to read: 17 |
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31 | 31 | | 627.64198 Coverage for skin cancer screenings; required 18 |
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32 | 32 | | coverage and payment. — 19 |
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33 | 33 | | (1) A health insurance policy issued or renewed on or 20 |
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34 | 34 | | after January 1, 2024, must provide coverage and payment, 21 |
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35 | 35 | | without imposing a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or any 22 |
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36 | 36 | | other cost-sharing requirement, for annual skin cancer 23 |
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37 | 37 | | screenings performed by a dermatologist licensed pursuant to 24 |
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38 | 38 | | chapter 458 or chapter 459. Payment for such screenings must be 25 |
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47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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51 | 51 | | consistent with the insurer's payments for other preventive 26 |
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52 | 52 | | screenings as defined by the Current Procedural Terminology code 27 |
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53 | 53 | | set of the American Medical Association. 28 |
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54 | 54 | | (2) An insurer may not bundle a payment for skin cancer 29 |
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55 | 55 | | screenings performed pursuant to subsection (1) with any other 30 |
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56 | 56 | | procedure or service, including an evalua tion and management 31 |
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57 | 57 | | visit, which is performed during the same office visit or a 32 |
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58 | 58 | | subsequent office visit. 33 |
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59 | 59 | | Section 2. Section 627.66912, Florida Statutes, is created 34 |
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60 | 60 | | to read: 35 |
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61 | 61 | | 627.66912 Coverage for skin cancer screenings; required 36 |
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62 | 62 | | coverage and payment. — 37 |
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63 | 63 | | (1) A group, blanket, or franchise health insurance policy 38 |
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64 | 64 | | issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, must provide 39 |
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65 | 65 | | coverage and payment, without imposing a deductible, copayment, 40 |
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66 | 66 | | coinsurance, or any other cost -sharing requirement, for annual 41 |
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67 | 67 | | skin cancer screenings performed by a dermatologist licensed 42 |
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68 | 68 | | pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459. Payment for such 43 |
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69 | 69 | | screenings must be consistent with the insurer's payments for 44 |
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70 | 70 | | other preventive screenings as defined by the Current Procedural 45 |
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71 | 71 | | Terminology code set of the American Medical Association. 46 |
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72 | 72 | | (2) An insurer may not bundle a payment for skin cancer 47 |
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73 | 73 | | screenings performed pursuant to subsection (1) with any other 48 |
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74 | 74 | | procedure or service, including an evaluation and management 49 |
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75 | 75 | | visit, which is performed during the same office visit or a 50 |
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88 | 88 | | subsequent office visit. 51 |
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89 | 89 | | Section 3. Section 641.31091, Florida Statutes, is created 52 |
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90 | 90 | | to read: 53 |
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91 | 91 | | 641.31091 Coverage for skin cancer screenings; required 54 |
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92 | 92 | | coverage and payment. — 55 |
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93 | 93 | | (1) A health maintenance contract issued or renew ed on or 56 |
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94 | 94 | | after January 1, 2024, must provide coverage and payment, 57 |
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95 | 95 | | without imposing a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or any 58 |
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96 | 96 | | other cost-sharing requirement, for annual skin cancer 59 |
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97 | 97 | | screenings performed by a dermatologist licensed pursuant to 60 |
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98 | 98 | | chapter 458 or chapter 459. Payment for such screenings must be 61 |
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99 | 99 | | consistent with the health maintenance organization's payments 62 |
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100 | 100 | | for other preventive screenings as defined by the Current 63 |
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101 | 101 | | Procedural Terminology code set of the American Medical 64 |
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102 | 102 | | Association. 65 |
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103 | 103 | | (2) A health maintenance organization may not bundle a 66 |
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104 | 104 | | payment for skin cancer screenings performed pursuant to 67 |
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105 | 105 | | subsection (1) with any other procedure or service, including an 68 |
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106 | 106 | | evaluation and management visit, which is performed during the 69 |
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107 | 107 | | same office visit or a subs equent office visit. 70 |
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108 | 108 | | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 71 |
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