| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to health insurance; creating s. 624.24, |
| 3 | F.S.; prohibiting a person from being compelled to |
| 4 | purchase health insurance except under specified |
| 5 | conditions; specifying that the act does not prohibit the |
| 6 | collection of certain debts; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 624.24, Florida Statutes, is created to |
| 11 | read: |
| 12 | 624.24 Prohibition against requiring the purchase of |
| 13 | health insurance; exceptions.- |
| 14 | (1) A person may not be compelled to purchase health |
| 15 | insurance, except as a condition of: |
| 16 | (a) Public employment; |
| 17 | (b) Voluntary participation in a state or local benefit; |
| 18 | (c) Operating a dangerous instrumentality; |
| 19 | (d) Undertaking an occupation having a risk of |
| 20 | occupational injury or illness; |
| 21 | (e) An order of child support; or |
| 22 | (f) Activity between private persons. |
| 23 | (2) This section does not prohibit the collection of debts |
| 24 | lawfully incurred for health insurance. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |