(1) Except as provided in this part, the Florida Insurance Code, as defined in s. 624.01, does not apply to prepaid health clinics certificated under this part; and prepaid health clinics certificated under this part are not subject to part I of this chapter.
(2) The solicitation of subscribers by a prepaid health clinic or its representative shall not be construed to be violative of any provision of law relating to solicitation or advertising by health professionals if the prepaid health clinic is operating pursuant to a subsisting certificate of authority.
History.—ss. 10, 11, ch. 84-313; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 56, ch. 99-3.
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.