Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0785 Compare Versions

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