Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1022
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: RS            .                                
                  03/17/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Fasano) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 21 - 39
    4  and insert:
    5         (a) To any individual who is 65 years of age or older, or
    6  younger than 65 years of age and eligible for Medicare due to
    7  having a disability or end-stage renal disease, and who resides
    8  in this state, upon the request of the individual during the 6
    9  month period beginning with the first month in which the
   10  individual has attained 65 years of age, or is eligible for
   11  Medicare due to having a disability or end-stage renal disease,
   12  and is enrolled in Medicare Part part B.; or
   13         (b) To any individual who is 65 years of age or older, or
   14  younger than 65 years of age and eligible for Medicare due to
   15  having a disability or end-stage renal disease, and is enrolled
   16  in Medicare Part part B, who resides in this state, upon the
   17  request of the individual during the 2-month period following
   18  termination of coverage under a group health insurance policy.
   19         (c) To any individual residing in this state who is younger
   20  than 65 years of age, who is eligible for Medicare due to having
   21  a disability or end-stage renal disease and otherwise eligible
   22  under this subsection, who first enrolled in Medicare Part B
   23  before July 1, 2009, and who requests the opportunity to enroll
   24  in a Medicare supplement policy on or before January 1, 2010.
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   26  A Medicare supplement policy issued to an individual under
   27  paragraph (a), or paragraph (b), or paragraph (c) may not
   28  exclude benefits based on
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   31         And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete lines 3 - 6
   33  and insert:
   34  F.S.; requiring that an insurer issuing Medicare supplement
   35  policies in this state offer the opportunity to enroll in a
   36  Medicare supplement policy to certain individuals younger than
   37  65 years of age who are eligible for Medicare due to a
   38  disability or end-stage renal disease and under certain
   39  specified conditions; providing an effective