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HB 1293: Health Care Regulations

GENERAL BILL by Good ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Duran ; Eskamani ; Polsky

Health Care Regulations; Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Commission to review prescription drug costs & inform public; provides for determination of prescription drug rates; prohibits insurers & HMOs from declining to offer coverage under individual, group, blanket, franchise health insurance, & small employer policies to certain groups, employers, & individuals; prohibits such insurers from imposing preexisting condition exclusions & from establishing differentials in premium rates based on preexisting conditions; provides factors on which premium rates under individual, franchise, & small employer policies must be based.

Effective Date: 1/1/2021
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2020 House • Filed
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 115
    1/17/2020 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 400
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee

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  • HB 1293, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2020 at 3:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1295 Pub. Meetings and Rec./Prescription Drug Affordability Commission Trade Secrets Good Linked Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
    S 1724 Health Care Regulations Cruz Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Banking and Insurance

    Citations - Statutes (41)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.02033 Page 5 (pdf)
    408.9091 Cover Florida Health Care Access Program. Page 51 (pdf)
    409.814 Eligibility. Page 53 (pdf)
    409.816 Limitations on premiums and cost sharing. Page 54 (pdf)
    627.429 Medical tests for HIV infection and AIDS for insurance purposes. Page 55 (pdf)
    627.6045 Preexisting condition. Page 86 (pdf)
    627.6046 Limit on preexisting conditions. Page 86 (pdf)
    627.607 Time limit on certain defenses. Page 55 (pdf)
    627.6415 Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured’s custodial care. Page 56 (pdf)
    627.642 Outline of coverage. Page 56 (pdf)
    627.6425 Renewability of individual coverage. Page 57 (pdf)
    627.6426 Short-term health insurance. Page 59 (pdf)
    627.6475 Individual reinsurance pool. Page 60 (pdf)
    627.6487 Guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to eligible individuals. Page 21 (pdf)
    627.64875 Page 28 (pdf)
    627.6512 Exemption of certain group health insurance policies. Page 60 (pdf)
    627.6525 Short-term health insurance. Page 60 (pdf)
    627.6561 Preexisting conditions. Page 86 (pdf)
    627.65612 Limit on preexisting conditions. Page 86 (pdf)
    627.65613 Page 31 (pdf)
    627.65614 Page 32 (pdf)
    627.65625 Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status. Page 61 (pdf)
    627.6571 Guaranteed renewability of coverage. Page 63 (pdf)
    627.6578 Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured’s custodial care. Page 66 (pdf)
    627.6675 Conversion on termination of eligibility. Page 66 (pdf)
    627.6692 Florida Health Insurance Coverage Continuation Act. Page 68 (pdf)
    627.6699 Employee Health Care Access Act. Page 34 (pdf)
    627.66997 Stop-loss insurance. Page 70 (pdf)
    627.6741 Issuance, cancellation, nonrenewal, and replacement. Page 71 (pdf)
    631.818 Powers and duties of the plan. Page 75 (pdf)
    641.185 Health maintenance organization subscriber protections. Page 75 (pdf)
    641.1855 Page 47 (pdf)
    641.3007 HIV infection and AIDS for contract purposes. Page 76 (pdf)
    641.31 Health maintenance contracts. Page 77 (pdf)
    641.3102 Restrictions upon expulsion or refusal to issue or renew contract. Page 79 (pdf)
    641.31071 Preexisting conditions. Page 86 (pdf)
    641.31073 Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status. Page 80 (pdf)
    641.31074 Guaranteed renewability of coverage. Page 83 (pdf)
    641.31077 Page 50 (pdf)
    641.3903 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. Page 84 (pdf)
    641.3922 Conversion contracts; conditions. Page 85 (pdf)

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