Amendment AA11-SB315

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 11, TO 1997 SENATE BILL 315

March 3, 1998 - Offered by Representative Meyer.

SB315-AA11,1,2 At the locations indicated, amend the bill, as shown by senate substitute amendment 2, as follows:

SB315-AA11,1,3 1. Page 4, line 16: delete "and (4t)" and substitute ", (4t), (4u) and (8m)".

SB315-AA11,1,4 2. Page 4, line 23: after that line insert:

SB315-AA11,1,10 "(4u) "Health insurer" means an insurer that is authorized to do business in this state, in one or more lines of insurance that includes health insurance. The term includes a health maintenance organization, a preferred provider plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (4), an insurer operating as a cooperative association organized under ss. 185.981 to 185.985 and a limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3).

SB315-AA11,1,12 (8m) "Primary care shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (cm).".

SB315-AA11,2,2 3. Page 6, line 2: after " providers" insert ", except in a primary care shortage area, and may require health insurers in primary care shortage areas".

SB315-AA11,2,3 4. Page 7, line 9: after "plans" insert ", health insurers".

SB315-AA11,2,4 5. Page 7, line 21: after " defined" insert "and health insurers".

SB315-AA11,2,8 6. Page 7, line 23: delete that line and substitute "centers, except in a primary care shortage shortage area, and from health insurers in primary care shortage areas. Data from physicians shall health care providers and health insurers may be obtained through".

SB315-AA11,2,9 7. Page 8, line 7: after "providers" insert "and health insurers".

SB315-AA11,2,12 8. Page 9, line 8: after that line, on page 1, line 8, of the material inserted by senate amendment 1, after "centers" insert "and for health insurers in primary care shortage areas".

SB315-AA11,2,15 9. Page 13, line 8: delete that line and substitute "care provider, a health insurer or the agent of a hospital or physician health care provider or health insurer may have".

SB315-AA11,2,16 10. Page 13, line 25: delete "from" and substitute "about".

SB315-AA11,2,18 11. Page 14, line 1: after " rule" insert "and to health insurers in primary care shortage areas".

SB315-AA11,2,21 12. Page 14, line 1: after " rule.", on page 1, line 11, of the material inserted by senate amendment 1, after "centers" insert "and for health insurers in primary care shortage areas".

SB315-AA11,3,2 13. Page 14, line 1: after " rule.", on page 2, line 2, of the material inserted by senate amendment 1, after "centers." insert " The department shall work together with the office of the commissioner of insurance to develop a mechanism for collecting assessments from health insurers in primary care shortage areas.".

SB315-AA11,3,3 14. Page 14, line 3: after " provider" insert "and health insurer".

SB315-AA11,3,4 15. Page 15, line 7: after "providers" insert "and health insurers".

SB315-AA11,3,5 16. Page 15, line 14: after "providers" insert "and health insurers".

SB315-AA11,3,6 17. Page 15, line 19: delete "from whom" and substitute "about whom".

SB315-AA11,3,8 18. Page 17, line 4: after that line, on page 2, line 6, of the material inserted by senate amendment 1, after "providers" insert "and health insurers".

SB315-AA11,3,9 19. Page 17, line 5: before that line insert:

SB315-AA11,3,10 " Section 60t. 601.415 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

SB315-AA11,3,14 601.415 (13) Assessments to certain insurers. The commissioner shall work together with the department of health and family services to develop a mechanism for collecting assessments under s. 153.60 (1) from health insurers in primary care shortage areas.".

SB315-AA11,3,15 (End)