| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to health benefit plans; creating s. |
| 3 | 627.66991, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring certain |
| 4 | health benefit plans to authorize licensed pharmacists and |
| 5 | permitted pharmacies to serve as participating pharmacy |
| 6 | services providers for any of the plan's participants |
| 7 | under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 627.66991, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 627.66991 Health benefit plans; authorization of |
| 14 | participating pharmacy services providers.- |
| 15 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
| 16 | (a) "Health benefit plan" has the same meaning as provided |
| 17 | in s. 627.6699. |
| 18 | (b) "Pharmacy services" means services provided by a |
| 19 | pharmacist as defined in s. 465.003 licensed to practice the |
| 20 | profession of pharmacy as defined in s. 465.003. |
| 21 | (2) A health benefit plan that provides pharmacy services |
| 22 | as a benefit must authorize a pharmacist licensed under chapter |
| 23 | 465 or a pharmacy issued a permit under chapter 465, if the |
| 24 | pharmacist or pharmacy agrees to the plan's terms, conditions, |
| 25 | reimbursement rates, and standards of quality, to serve as a |
| 26 | participating pharmacy services provider for any of the plan's |
| 27 | participants. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |