This is the Final Public Hearing on the adoption of proposed amendments to Rule 69O-203.202, Florida Administrative Code, published on May 4, 2007 in Vol. 33, No. 18, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. A notice of change was published on July 20, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
OIR – Insurance Regulation

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69O-203.202: Standards for Discount Medical Plans
The Financial Services Commission, Office of Insurance Regulation announces a hearing on Rule 69O-203.202, Standards for Discount Medical Plans, F.A.C., to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: September 19, 2007, 9:00 a.m., during a regular meeting of the Financial Services Commission

PLACE: Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This is the Final Public Hearing on the adoption of proposed amendments to Rule 69O-203.202, Florida Administrative Code, published on May 4, 2007 in Vol. 33, No. 18, of the F.AW. A notice of change was published on July 20, 2007 in Vol. 33, No. 29.

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

69O-203.202 Standards for Discount Medical Plans.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3)(a) All charges to members must be filed with the Office, and the Office must approve any periodic charge exceeding $30.00 per month, or $50.00 per month as provided by paragraph 69O-203.204(1)(b), F.A.C., for the contract issued and not per member covered on the contract, before the periodic charges can be used. Periodic charges approved pursuant to this paragraph must remain in compliance with this paragraph. Consequently, subsequent to the initial approval, the periodic charges remain subject to review by the Office to ensure continued compliance.

(b) In a filing made pursuant to paragraph (a) above, the discount medical plan organization has the burden of proof that the periodic charges bear a reasonable relationship to the benefits received by the member. If the discount medical plan organization uses member savings as the basis of demonstrating the benefits received by the member, the benefits shall be benefits and savings that can be reasonably anticipated by an average Floridian who may purchase such contract.

(c) A discount medical plan organization may, at its option, make a filing that meets one of the following standards that have been determined to meet the requirement of paragraph (b) above:

1. The discount medical plan organization provides financial information to demonstrate that at least sixty percent (60%) of the periodic charge is used to pay the costs associated with providing access to discount medical services, excluding any administrative costs, commissions and profits; or

2. The discount medical plan organization provides financial information to demonstrate that the plan’s periodic charge does not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the actual benefit of the discounted services to members, measured as the actual savings realized by members, i.e., provider billed charges without the discount less the discounted provider charges paid by the member. These values shall be measured in the aggregate for all members and all actual services utilized over a period of twelve months with experience from at least 2,000 members; or

3. The discount medical plan organization provides specific financial information to demonstrate that at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the periodic charge is used to pay the costs associated with providing access to discount medical services, member support services and administrative costs excluding commissions and profits.

Specific Authority 636.232 FS. Law Implemented 636.216 FS. History–New 4-7-05, Amended________.

 

69O-203.204 Filing, Approval of DMPO Plans, Rates and Related Forms.

(1) The DMPO shall file all charges with the Office and shall file for approval by the Office each of the following before use:

(a) No change.

(b)1. Any periodic charge for any Plan that is in excess of $50.00 $30.00 per month, if the plan includes at least the following services: physician services licensed under Chapter 458 or 459, F.S., dental services, vision services, chiropractic services, and podiatric services, but does not include hospital services.

2. Any periodic charge for any other Plan, whether the Plan includes one or more services, that is in excess of $30.00 per month.

(2) Free Plans. The Plan contracts and charges of a Plan that is purchased from a DMPO and subsequently provided at no charge to individuals by an insurer, bank, credit union, or employer are exempt from paragraphs 69O-203.202(1)(e) & (f), F.A.C.

(3)(2) All filings shall be submitted to the Office electronically to https://iportal.fldfs.com.

(4)(3) A filing shall consist of the following items:

(a) through (e) No change.

Specific Authority 636.232 FS. Law Implemented 624.424(1)(c), 636.208, 636.216 FS. History–New 4-7-05, Amended 5-4-06, Amended________.

 

69O-203.205 Bundled Products.

(1) The provisions of Section 636.230, F.S., recognize that the discount medical plan may be combined together with other products. When a bundled product is sold, the DMPO must provide the charges attributable to the discount medical plan component in writing to the member if the total monthly charges for the bundled product exceed the limits of $30.00 or $50.00 as provided in paragraph 69O-203.204(1)(b), F.A.C. Any filing of a bundled product made pursuant to Rule 69O-203.204, F.A.C., shall clearly identify the discount medical plan component separately from each other component.

(2) No change.

(3) When the bundled product contains insurance or other products subject to regulation and approval by the Office, a DMPO may submit for approval a combined application. Each product that is involved in the sale of the bundled product,combined application, and the charges relating to each component of the bundled product must be filed in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to each component.

Specific Authority 636.232 FS. Law Implemented 636.230 FS. History–New 5-4-06, Amended________.

 

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The Governor and Cabinet Website at http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/cabinet/mart.html. The agenda should be available approximately one week before the cabinet meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting Tracie Lambright at e-mail: [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact Tracie Lambright at e-mail: [e-mail].