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The 2008 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE
Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS
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Chapter 627, Part VII, Florida Statutes 2008

PART VII

GROUP, BLANKET, AND FRANCHISE
HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES

627.651  Group contracts and plans of self-insurance must meet group requirements.

627.6512  Exemption of certain group health insurance policies.

627.6515  Out-of-state groups.

627.6516  Trustee groups.

627.652  Group health insurance; definitions.

627.653  Employee groups.

627.654  Labor union, association, and small employer health alliance groups.

627.655  Debtor groups.

627.6551  Teacher and student groups.

627.656  Additional groups.

627.6561  Preexisting conditions.

627.65615  Special enrollment periods.

627.6562  Dependent coverage.

627.65625  Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status.

627.65626  Insurance rebates for healthy lifestyles.

627.6563  Full-time employment defined.

627.657  Provisions of group health insurance policies.

627.6571  Guaranteed renewability of coverage.

627.65735  Nondiscrimination of coverage for surgical procedures.

627.6574  Maternity care.

627.65745  Diabetes treatment services.

627.6575  Coverage for newborn children.

627.65755  Dental procedures; anesthesia and hospitalization coverage.

627.6577  Dental care.

627.6578  Coverage for natural-born, adopted, and foster children; children in insured's custodial care.

627.6579  Coverage for child health supervision services.

627.658  Use of dividends, refunds, rate reductions, commissions, service fees; premium rates.

627.659  Blanket health insurance; eligible groups.

627.660  Conditions and provisions of blanket health insurance policies.

627.661  School accident insurance claims; policy service.

627.6612  Coverage for surgical procedures and devices incident to mastectomy.

627.66121  Coverage for length of stay and outpatient postsurgical care.

627.66122  Requirements with respect to breast cancer and routine followup care.

627.6613  Coverage for mammograms.

627.6615  Handicapped children; continuation of coverage under group policy.

627.6616  Coverage for ambulatory surgical center service.

627.6617  Coverage for home health care services.

627.6618  Payment of acupuncture benefits to certified acupuncturists.

627.6619  Massage.

627.662  Other provisions applicable.

627.663  Franchise health insurance.

627.664  Assignment of incidents of ownership in group, blanket, or franchise health policies.

627.6645  Notification of cancellation, expiration, nonrenewal, or change in rates.

627.6646  Cancellation or nonrenewal prohibited.

627.6647  Release of claims experience.

627.6651  Replacement or termination of group, blanket, or franchise health policy or contract; liability of prior insurer.

627.666  Liability of succeeding insurer on replacement of group, blanket, or franchise health insurance policy.

627.667  Extension of benefits.

627.6675  Conversion on termination of eligibility.

627.668  Optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders required; exception.

627.6686  Coverage for individuals with autism spectrum disorder required; exception.

627.669  Optional coverage required for substance abuse impaired persons; exception.

627.6691  Coverage for osteoporosis screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management.

627.66911  Required coverage for cleft lip and cleft palate.

627.6692  Florida Health Insurance Coverage Continuation Act.

627.6698  Attorney's fees.

627.6699  Employee Health Care Access Act.