Florida Senate - 2011                                     SB 750
       
       
       
       By Senator Hays
       
       
       
       
       20-01192-11                                            2011750__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to health benefit plans; creating s.
    3         627.66991, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring
    4         certain health benefit plans to authorize licensed
    5         pharmacists and permitted pharmacies to serve as
    6         participating pharmacy services providers for any of
    7         the plan’s participants under certain circumstances;
    8         providing an 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. Section 627.66991, Florida Statutes, is created
   13  to read:
   14         627.66991 Health benefit plans; authorization of
   15  participating pharmacy services providers.—
   16         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   17         (a) “Health benefit plan” has the same meaning as provided
   18  in s. 627.6699.
   19         (b) “Pharmacy services” means services provided by a
   20  pharmacist as defined in s. 465.003 licensed to practice the
   21  profession of pharmacy as defined in s. 465.003.
   22         (2) A health benefit plan that provides pharmacy services
   23  as a benefit must authorize a pharmacist licensed under chapter
   24  465 or a pharmacy issued a permit under chapter 465, if the
   25  pharmacist or pharmacy agrees to the plan’s terms, conditions,
   26  reimbursement rates, and standards of quality, to serve as a
   27  participating pharmacy services provider for any of the plan’s
   28  participants.
   29         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.