Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
OIR – Insurance Regulation
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69O-149.301: Scope
69O-149.302: Filing Requirements
69O-149.303: Form and Marketing Standards
69O-149.304: Rate Standards
69O-149.305: Records Maintenance and Reporting
69O-149.306: Violations and Penalties
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the workshop is to develop rules to implement the Cover Florida Health Care Access Program established pursuant to Section 408.9091, Florida Statutes. The rules will set forth filing requirements, standards for forms and marketing materials, standards for the development of rates, providing for maintaining specified records by entities and required reporting of information and a provision for violations and penalties.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Cover Florida Health Care Access Program.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 624.308, 408.9091(11) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 624.307(1), 408.9091(4)(c), 408.9091(5), 408.9091(6), 408.9091(8), 626.9541(1)(a), 626.9541(1)(g), 626.9601 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: October 28, 2009, 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: 116 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida
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: Gerry Smith, Life and Health Product Review, Office of Insurance Regulation, E-mail Gerry.Smith@floir.com. 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).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Gerry.Smith@floir.com., Life and Health Product Review, Office of Insurance Regulation, E-mail Eric.Lingswiler@floir.com

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.