Florida Statutes Section 627.673 - Designation As Medicare Supplement Policy; Penalties For Violations. (Fla. Stat. § 627.673)

627.673 Designation as Medicare supplement policy; penalties for violations.—

(1) An individual, group, blanket, or franchise health insurance policy may not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state as a Medicare supplement policy unless it complies with this part.

(2) A violation of this part is punishable under s. 624.4211. In addition, the office may require insurers violating this part to cease marketing any Medicare supplement policy in this state which is related directly or indirectly to a violation of this part, or the office may require the insurer to take any action necessary to comply with this part.

(3) This part does not prohibit or apply to insurance policies or health care benefit plans, including group conversion policies, provided to Medicare eligible persons if the policies are not marketed or held to be Medicare supplement policies or benefit plans.

(4) The loss ratio requirement applicable to Medicare supplement policies that was in effect at the time of issuance of the policy applies to policies that were issued as Medicare supplement policies and have been redefined as limited benefit policies.

History.—s. 6, ch. 80-156; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 525, 527, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 2, ch. 88-338; s. 1, ch. 90-257; ss. 139, 149, ch. 92-33; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1171, ch. 2003-261.

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