Florida Statutes
Part II - Prepaid Health Clinics (Ss. 641.40-641.459)
641.446 - Cease and desist and penalty orders.


(1) The suspension or revocation of the certificate of authority of the prepaid health clinic if it knew, or reasonably should have known, that it was in violation of this part.
(2) If it is determined that the person or entity charged has engaged in the business of operating a prepaid health clinic without a certificate of authority, an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each prepaid health clinic contract offered or effectuated.
History.—ss. 10, 11, ch. 84-313; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 288, ch. 96-410; s. 1616, ch. 2003-261.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 641 - Health Care Service Programs

Part II - Prepaid Health Clinics (Ss. 641.40-641.459)

641.40 - Short title.

641.401 - Declaration of legislative intent, findings, and purposes.

641.4015 - Part exclusive; applicability of other laws.

641.402 - Definitions.

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.

641.407 - Minimum surplus.

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.

641.412 - Fees.

641.414 - Investment of funds of prepaid health clinic.

641.416 - Acquisition.

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.

641.43 - Provider contracts.

641.432 - Providers of service; penalty for unauthorized use of providers; interference with judgment prohibited.

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.

641.442 - Penalty for operation of prepaid health clinic, or issuance, delivery, or renewal of prepaid health clinic contract, without certificate of authority.

641.443 - Temporary restraining orders.

641.444 - Injunction.

641.445 - Defined practices; hearings, witnesses, appearances, production of books, and service of process.

641.446 - Cease and desist and penalty orders.

641.447 - Appeal from order.

641.448 - Penalty for violation of cease and desist order.

641.45 - Revocation or cancellation of certificate of authority; suspension of authority to enroll new subscribers; terms of suspension.

641.452 - Administrative penalty in lieu of suspension or revocation of certificate of authority.

641.453 - Civil liability.

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.

641.459 - Construction and relationship to other laws.