(1) No entity certificated as a prepaid limited health service organization, other than a licensed insurer or health maintenance organization insofar as its name is concerned, may use in its name, contracts, or literature any of the words “insurance,” “casualty,” “surety,” “mutual,” or “HMO,” or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, HMO, or surety business or deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance, HMO, or surety corporation doing business in the state.
(2) No person, entity, or health care plan not certificated under the provisions of this act may use in its name, logo, contracts, or literature the phrase “prepaid limited health services contract” or the initials “PLHSC” to imply, directly or indirectly, that it is a prepaid limited health service organization or hold itself out to be a prepaid limited health service organization.
History.—s. 26, ch. 93-148.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 636 - Prepaid Limited Health Service Organizations and Discount Plan Organizations
Part I - Prepaid Limited Health Service Organizations (Ss. 636.002-636.067)
636.004 - Applicability of other laws.
636.005 - Incorporation required; exceptions.
636.006 - Insurance business not authorized.
636.007 - Certificate of authority required.
636.008 - Application for certificate of authority.
636.009 - Issuance of certificate of authority; denial.
636.012 - Continued eligibility for certificate of authority.
636.0145 - Certain entities contracting with Medicaid.
636.015 - Language used in contracts and advertisements; translations.
636.0155 - Disclosures required in contracts and marketing materials.
636.016 - Prepaid limited health service contracts.
636.019 - Additional contract contents.
636.0201 - Genetic information restrictions.
636.022 - Restrictions upon expulsion or refusal to issue or renew contract.
636.023 - Charter; bylaw provisions.
636.024 - Execution of contracts.
636.025 - Validity of noncomplying contracts.
636.026 - Construction of contracts.
636.027 - Delivery of contract.
636.028 - Notice of cancellation of contract.
636.029 - Construction and relationship with other laws.
636.032 - Acceptable payments.
636.033 - Certain words prohibited in name of organization.
636.034 - Extension of benefits.
636.035 - Provider arrangements.
636.036 - Administrative, provider, and management contracts.
636.038 - Complaint system; annual report.
636.039 - Examination by the office.
636.042 - Assets, liabilities, and investments.
636.043 - Annual, quarterly, and miscellaneous reports.
636.045 - Minimum surplus requirements.
636.046 - Insolvency protection.
636.047 - Officers’ and employees’ fidelity bond.
636.049 - Administrative penalty in lieu of suspension or revocation.
636.054 - Payment of judgment by prepaid limited health service organization.
636.055 - Levy upon deposit limited.
636.056 - Rehabilitation, conservation, liquidation, or reorganization; exclusive methods of remedy.
636.058 - Investigative power of department and office.
636.059 - Unfair methods of competition, unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.