Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1134
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/02/2015           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Hays)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 36 - 96
    4  and insert:
    5  volunteer fire department, or first aid group, local emergency
    6  management agency as defined in s. 252.34, or other such
    7  volunteer group of first responders as defined in s. 112.1815,
    8  which is shall be deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or
    9  any grouping of the members or employees of the policyholder or
   10  covering all or any grouping of participants which is defined by
   11  reference to an activity or operation sponsored or supervised by
   12  the policyholder such department or group.
   13         (5) Under a policy or contract issued To an organization,
   14  or branch thereof, such as the Boy Scouts of America, the Future
   15  Farmers of America, a religious, instructional, or educational,
   16  charitable, recreational, or civic body bodies, or similar
   17  organization organizations, or to an individual, firm, or
   18  corporation, holding or operating meetings, such as summer camps
   19  or other meetings for religious, instructive, educational,
   20  charitable, or recreational, or civic purposes, which
   21  organization, branch, or body is deemed to be the policyholder,
   22  covering all or any grouping of participants which is defined by
   23  reference to an activity or operation of the policyholder,
   24  including those who attend the attending such camps or meetings,
   25  such as including counselors, instructors, and persons in other
   26  administrative positions.
   27         (6) Under a policy or contract issued In the name of a
   28  newspaper or other publisher, which is shall be deemed to be the
   29  policyholder, covering independent contractor newspaper or
   30  publication delivery persons. Such a policy or contract may only
   31  provide coverage for accident or disability income insurance, or
   32  a combination thereof; limited scope dental or vision benefits;
   33  coverage for a specified disease or illness; or hospital
   34  indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance.
   35         (7) Under a policy or contract issued In the name of a
   36  health care provider, which is shall be deemed to be the
   37  policyholder, covering patients, or in the name of a coordinator
   38  of fertility medicine relationships, such as a surrogacy agency,
   39  which is deemed to be the policyholder, covering donors,
   40  recipients, or surrogates. This coverage may be offered to the
   41  patients, donors, recipients, or surrogates of such
   42  policyholders, a health care provider but may not be required as
   43  made a condition of receiving care. The benefits provided under
   44  the such policy or contract are shall not be assignable to any
   45  health care provider.
   46         (8) Under a policy or contract issued To a any health
   47  maintenance organization licensed pursuant to the provisions of
   48  part I of chapter 641, which is shall be deemed to be the
   49  policyholder, covering the subscribers of the health maintenance
   50  organization. Payment may be made directly to the health
   51  maintenance organization by the blanket health insurer for
   52  health care services rendered by providers pursuant to the
   53  health care delivery plan.
   54         (9) To a sports team or camp, or a sponsor thereof, which
   55  is deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or any grouping
   56  of members, campers, participants, employees, officials, or
   57  supervisors.
   58         (10) To a travel agency or other organization that provides
   59  travel-related services, which is deemed to be the policyholder,
   60  covering all or any grouping of persons to whom the policyholder
   61  provides travel or travel-related services.
   62         (11) To an association having a constitution and bylaws,
   63  having at least 25 individual members, and having been organized
   64  and maintained in good faith for a period of 1 year for purposes
   65  other than that of obtaining insurance, which association is
   66  deemed to be the policyholder, covering all or any grouping of
   67  the members of the association.
   68         (12) To a financial institution as defined in s. 655.005, a
   69  parent holding company of the financial institution, or a
   70  trustee or agent designated by the financial institution or
   71  parent holding company, which is deemed to be the policyholder,
   72  covering accountholders, cardholders, debtors, or guarantors.
   73  Such a policy or contract may only provide coverage for accident
   74  or disability income insurance, or a combination thereof;
   75  limited scope dental or vision benefits; coverage for a
   76  specified disease or illness; or hospital indemnity or other
   77  fixed indemnity insurance.
   78  
   79  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   80  And the title is amended as follows:
   81         Delete line 5
   82  and insert:
   83         insurance coverage; limiting the types of insurance
   84         coverages that may be provided to specified groups;
   85         providing an effective date.