Bill Text: FL S0348 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Florida Kidcare Program
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-04-09 - Chapter No. 2020-12 [S0348 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S0348-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2020 Legislature SB 348 2020348er 1 2 An act relating to the Florida Kidcare program; 3 amending s. 409.815, F.S.; removing the lifetime 4 maximum cap on covered expenses for a child enrolled 5 in the Florida Healthy Kids program; conforming a 6 cross-reference; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1. Paragraph (r) and present paragraph (u) of 11 subsection (2) of section 409.815, Florida Statutes, are amended 12 to read: 13 409.815 Health benefits coverage; limitations.— 14 (2) BENCHMARK BENEFITS.—In order for health benefits 15 coverage to qualify for premium assistance payments for an 16 eligible child under ss. 409.810-409.821, the health benefits 17 coverage, except for coverage under Medicaid and Medikids, must 18 include the following minimum benefits, as medically necessary. 19(r)Lifetime maximum.—Health benefits coverage obtained20under ss. 409.810-409.820 shall pay an enrollee’s covered21expenses at a lifetime maximum of $1 million per covered child.22 (t)(u)Enhancements to minimum requirements.— 23 1. This section sets the minimum benefits that must be 24 included in any health benefits coverage, other than Medicaid or 25 Medikids coverage, offered under ss. 409.810-409.821. Health 26 benefits coverage may include additional benefits not included 27 under this subsection, but may not include benefits excluded 28 under paragraph (r)(s). 29 2. Health benefits coverage may extend any limitations 30 beyond the minimum benefits described in this section. 31 32 Except for the Children’s Medical Services Network, the agency 33 may not increase the premium assistance payment for either 34 additional benefits provided beyond the minimum benefits 35 described in this section or the imposition of less restrictive 36 service limitations. 37 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.