| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to group health insurance; authorizing |
| 3 | certain businesses to provide group health insurance |
| 4 | excluding certain required coverages for a certain time; |
| 5 | requiring the business to convert after such period to |
| 6 | insurance including certain required coverages or |
| 7 | discontinue providing group coverage; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Notwithstanding any required coverage |
| 13 | provisions of part VII of chapter 627, Florida Statutes, any |
| 14 | business that has not provided its employees with group health |
| 15 | insurance for at least 1 year may provide group health insurance |
| 16 | without the coverages required under part VII of chapter 627, |
| 17 | Florida Statutes, for up to 3 years. At the end of the 3-year |
| 18 | period, the business shall convert the group health insurance |
| 19 | policy to one that provides all of the required coverages |
| 20 | specified in part VII of chapter 627, Florida Statutes, or |
| 21 | discontinue providing group coverage. |
| 22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |