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SB 1440: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Sobel

Health Care; Revising patient responsibilities contained in the Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; specifying that a patient is responsible for reviewing a document, presented upon admission for treatment, indicating that the patient may be charged for out-of-network physician services; requiring individual accident or health insurance policies, group, blanket, or franchise accident or health insurance policies, and managed care plans to evaluate and review coverage for orthotics and prosthetics and orthoses and prostheses; specifying deductible and copayment recommendations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/18/2015 Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 221
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2015 Senate • Filed
    3/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 134
    • Introduced -SJ 134
    3/18/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 221
    • Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 221

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  • SB 1440, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2015 at 11:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1033 Health Insurance Stark Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HIS)

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.026 Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. Page 1 (pdf)
    395.301 Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency. Page 5 (pdf)
    627.64194 Page 5 (pdf)
    627.66915 Page 6 (pdf)
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 8 (pdf)

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