Senate Bill sb1412

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1412

    By Senator Posey





    15-874-02                                           See HB 321

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to prescription drug claim

  3         identification cards; creating s. 627.6465,

  4         F.S.; providing intent; requiring certain

  5         licensed insurers to provide a benefits

  6         identification card for certain purposes under

  7         certain circumstances; providing an exception;

  8         specifying required information; providing for

  9         temporary stickers for annual renewal cards;

10         providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Section 627.6465, Florida Statutes, is

15  created to read:

16         627.6465  Identification cards for processing

17  prescription drug claims.--

18         (1)  The intent of this section is to improve patient

19  care by minimizing confusion, eliminating unnecessary work,

20  decreasing patient wait time, and improving business

21  efficiencies.

22         (2)  Any entity licensed or authorized under the

23  Florida Insurance Code, as defined in s. 624.01, and any

24  entity that provides similar insurance benefits under a

25  government funded or government mandated program, that enters

26  into an agreement to provide insurance coverage, payments, or

27  a prescription drug card for outpatient prescription drugs

28  shall provide a benefits identification card that contains

29  sufficient information to allow for prescription claims

30  processing. Any entity that provides a health benefits

31  identification card that contains all of the information

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1412
    15-874-02                                           See HB 321




  1  needed to process outpatient prescription drug claims as

  2  required by this section shall not be required to provide a

  3  separate prescription drug identification drug card.

  4         (a)  The benefits identification card shall contain the

  5  following information necessary to process prescription drug

  6  claims in a manner that makes such information readily

  7  identifiable or, alternatively, such information may be

  8  embedded in the card and available through magnetic stripe,

  9  smart card, or other electronic technology:

10         1.  The name of the claim processor.

11         2.  The issuer identification number, also referred to

12  as the Banking Identification Number or "BIN," assigned by the

13  American National Standards Institute unless instruction is

14  provided on the card for ready access to such number by

15  electronic means.

16         3.  The insured's prescription group number.

17         4.  The insured's identification number.

18         5.  The insured's name.

19         6.  The claims submission name and address.

20         7.  The help desk telephone number.

21         8.  Any other information that the entity finds will

22  assist in the processing of the claim.

23         (b)  A benefits identification card required under

24  paragraph (a) shall be issued not later than 60 days after any

25  change in the information contained on the card becomes

26  effective. If an entity subject to this section issues annual

27  renewal cards, it may issue a temporary sticker containing the

28  new information in lieu of issuing a new card prior to the

29  annual renewal date.  Such sticker shall be designed so that

30  it can be attached to the existing card.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2002.

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1412
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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

  3    Requires licensed or authorized insurers that provide
      insurance coverage, payments, or a prescription drug card
  4    for outpatient prescription drugs to provide a benefits
      identification card that contains sufficient information
  5    to allow for prescription claims processing. Specifies
      information required to be contained on the card. See
  6    bill for details.

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