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FL S0056

Coverage for Skin Cancer Screenings

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Introduced
09/27/2023
In Committee
10/10/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to coverage for skin cancer screenings; amending s. 110.12303, F.S.; requiring the Department of Management Services to provide coverage and payment through state employee group health insurance contracts for certain annual skin cancer screenings, without imposing a cost-sharing requirement; specifying a requirement for and a restriction on payments for such screenings; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Management Services to provide coverage and payment through state employee group health insurance contracts for annual skin cancer screenings performed by licensed dermatologists, physician assistants, or advanced practice registered nurses under the supervision of a dermatologist, without imposing any cost-sharing requirements on the covered individuals. The bill also specifies that the payment for such screenings must be consistent with the manner in which the state group health insurance plan or HMO pays for other preventive screenings, and prohibits bundling the payment for skin cancer screenings with any other procedure or service. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2024.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (1)

Banking and Insurance (S)

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 241 (on 03/01/2024)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56
Analysis - Appropriations (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/Analyses/2024s00056.ap.PDF
Analysis - Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/Analyses/2024s00056.pre.ap.PDF
Analysis - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/Analyses/2024s00056.aeg.PDF
Analysis - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/Analyses/2024s00056.pre.aeg.PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/BillText/c1/HTML
Analysis - Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/Analyses/2024s00056.bi.PDF
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/Amendment/408314/HTML
Analysis - Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/Analyses/2024s00056.pre.bi.PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/56/BillText/Filed/HTML
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