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Fla. Stat. § 409.817

Approval of health benefits coverage; financial assistance

Known as the Florida Kidcare Act

The act spans §§ 409–409 (208 sections).

History.--ss. 42, 57, ch. 98-288; s. 447, ch. 2003-261; s. 22, ch. 2003-405; s. 10, ch. 2009-113; s. 3, ch. 2016-194.

In order for health insurance coverage to qualify for premium assistance payments for an eligible child under ss. 409.810-409.821, the health benefits coverage must:

(1) Be certified by the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission under s. 409.818 as meeting, exceeding, or being actuarially equivalent to the benchmark benefit plan;

(2) Be guarantee issued;

(3) Be community rated;

(4) Not impose any preexisting condition exclusion for covered benefits;

(5) Comply with the applicable limitations on premiums and cost sharing in s. 409.816;

(6) Comply with the quality assurance and access standards developed under s. 409.820; and

(7) Establish periodic open enrollment periods, which may not occur more frequently than quarterly.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.