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FL H0897
Bill
Status
Passed
6/12/2023
Primary Sponsor
Health & Human Services Committee
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AI Summary
- Establishes new definition of "bona fide group" for multiple-employer welfare arrangements, allowing employer associations whose primary purpose is offering health coverage to qualify if they also have at least one substantial unrelated business purpose
- Requires bona fide groups to have formal organizational structure with governing body and bylaws, with employer members controlling both the group's functions and the health plan
- Limits bona fide group membership to employers with principal place of business in the same region (single state or metropolitan area) and restricts health coverage to current/former employees and their beneficiaries
- Prohibits bona fide groups from being owned or controlled by health insurance issuers, and requires compliance with nondiscrimination provisions of s. 627.6699
- Exempts arrangements licensed before April 1, 1995 from the new requirements, but prohibits them from expanding business beyond their original scope
Legislative Description
Group Health Plans
Last Action
Chapter No. 2023-212
6/12/2023
Committee Referrals
Health And Human Services3/27/2023
Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee2/28/2023
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