(1) Each prepaid health clinic shall have and maintain minimum surplus in accordance with the following schedule: On January 1, 1996, $150,000 or 10 percent of total liabilities, whichever is greater.
(2) In lieu of having any minimum surplus, the prepaid health clinic may provide a written guaranty to assure payment of covered subscriber claims if the guaranteeing organization has been in operation for at least 3 years and has a surplus, not including land, buildings, and equipment, equal to the product of 2 times the amount of the required statutory surplus. Such guaranteeing organization and such written guaranty must be acceptable to, and approved by, the office. The office shall consider the likelihood of the payment of subscriber claims in granting or withholding such approval.
History.—ss. 10, 11, ch. 84-313; s. 30, ch. 85-62; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 56, ch. 93-148; s. 82, ch. 2000-158; s. 1604, ch. 2003-261.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 641 - Health Care Service Programs
Part II - Prepaid Health Clinics (Ss. 641.40-641.459)
641.401 - Declaration of legislative intent, findings, and purposes.
641.4015 - Part exclusive; applicability of other laws.
641.403 - Rulemaking authority.
641.405 - Application for certificate of authority to operate prepaid health clinic.
641.406 - Issuance of certificate of authority.
641.4065 - Insurance business not authorized.
641.408 - Use of certain words prohibited in the name of a prepaid health clinic.
641.409 - Insolvency protection.
641.4091 - Levy upon deposit; limitation.
641.41 - Annual report of prepaid health clinic; administrative penalty.
641.411 - Other reporting requirements.
641.414 - Investment of funds of prepaid health clinic.
641.418 - Examination of prepaid health clinic by the office.
641.419 - Rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation, or dissolution of prepaid health clinic.
641.42 - Prepaid health clinic contracts.
641.421 - Language used in contracts and advertisements; translations.
641.422 - Contract provisions incorporating charter or bylaw provisions.
641.423 - Execution of contracts.
641.424 - Validity of noncomplying contracts.
641.425 - Construction of contracts.
641.426 - Delivery of contract to subscriber.
641.427 - Notice of cancellation, termination, or nonrenewal of contract.
641.428 - Nondiscrimination of coverage for certain surgical procedures involving bones or joints.
641.429 - Acceptable payments to prepaid health clinic.
641.437 - Investigatory power of office.
641.438 - Genetic information restrictions.
641.44 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited.
641.441 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.
641.443 - Temporary restraining orders.
641.446 - Cease and desist and penalty orders.
641.448 - Penalty for violation of cease and desist order.
641.452 - Administrative penalty in lieu of suspension or revocation of certificate of authority.
641.454 - Civil action to enforce prepaid health clinic contract; attorney’s fees; court costs.
641.455 - Disposition of moneys collected under this part.
641.457 - Exemption for certain operational prepaid health clinics.