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Fla. Stat. § 641.3107

Delivery of contract; definitions

Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2019
As of January 1, 2011
Unless delivered upon execution or issuance, a health maintenance contract, certificate of coverage, or member handbook shall be mailed or delivered to the subscriber or, in the case of a group health maintenance contract, to the employer or other person who will hold the contract on behalf of the subscriber group within 10 working days from approval of the enrollment form by the health maintenance organization or by the effective date of coverage, whichever occurs first. However, if the employer or other person who will hold the contract on behalf of the subscriber group requires retroactive enrollment of a subscriber, the organization shall deliver the contract, certificate, or member handbook to the subscriber within 10 days after receiving notice from the employer of the retroactive enrollment. This section does not apply to the delivery of those contracts specified in s. 641.31(13).
(1) A health maintenance contract, certificate of coverage, endorsements and riders, or member handbook shall be mailed, delivered, or otherwise provided to the subscriber or, in the case of a group health maintenance contract, to the employer or other person who will hold the contract on behalf of the subscriber group, as provided in s. 627.421.
(2) As used in s. 627.421, the term:
(a) “Insurance policies and endorsements,” “policy and endorsements,” “policy,” and “policy form and endorsement form” includes the health maintenance contract, endorsement and riders, certificate of coverage, or member handbook.
(b) “Insured” includes a subscriber or, in the case of a group health maintenance contract, the employer or other person who will hold the contract on behalf of the subscriber group.
(c) “Insurer” includes a health maintenance organization.
(3) If the health maintenance organization elects to post health maintenance contracts on its Internet website in lieu of mailing or delivery to subscribers or the person who will hold the contract on behalf of a subscriber group, the health maintenance organization must comply with the requirements of s. 627.421(4). This section does not apply to the delivery of those contracts specified in s. 641.31(13).

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