HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                         Bill No. HB 159, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Gannon offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 9, line 19 through page 10, line 18,
15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines
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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  
18         Section 3.  Subsection (9) is added to section
19  627.6515, Florida Statutes, to read:
20         627.6515  Out-of-state groups.--
21         (9)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
22  section, any group health insurance policy or group
23  certificate for health insurance, as described in s.
24  627.6561(5)(a)2., which is issued to a resident of this state
25  and requires individual underwriting to determine coverage
26  eligibility for an individual or premium rates to be charged
27  to an individual shall be considered a policy issued on an
28  individual basis and is subject to and must comply with the
29  Florida Insurance Code in the same manner as individual
30  insurance policies issued in this state.
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    File original & 9 copies    04/30/01                          
    hmo0006                     01:18 pm         00159-0088-283921

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 159, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, lines 23 through 26 4 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 5 6 and insert in lieu thereof: 7 policy forms; amending s. 627.6515, F.S.; 8 requiring that coverage issued to a state 9 resident under certain group health insurance 10 policies issued outside the state be subject to 11 the requirements for individual health 12 insurance policies; amending s. 627.6699, 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hmo0006 01:18 pm 00159-0088-283921