Fla. Stat. 641.408
Use of certain words prohibited in the name of a prepaid health clinic

(1)

No person issued a certificate of authority as a prepaid health clinic, other than a licensed insurer, insofar as its name is concerned, shall use in its name, contracts, or literature any of the words “health maintenance organization,” “HMO,” “insurance,” “casualty,” “surety,” or “mutual”; any other word descriptive of the health maintenance organization, insurance, casualty, or surety business; or any other word deceptively similar to the name or description of a health maintenance organization, insurance corporation, or surety corporation doing business in this state.

(2)

A person that has not been issued a certificate of authority under the provisions of this part shall not use in its name, logo, contracts, or literature the phrase “prepaid health clinic” or the initials “PHC”; nor imply, directly or indirectly, that it is a prepaid health clinic; nor hold itself out to be a prepaid health clinic.

Source: Section 641.408 — Use of certain words prohibited in the name of a prepaid health clinic, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0641.­408 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

641.40
Short title 641.41
Annual report of prepaid health clinic 641.42
Prepaid health clinic contracts 641.43
Provider contracts 641.44
Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited 641.45
Revocation or cancellation of certificate of authority 641.401
Declaration of legislative intent, findings, and purposes 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 641.407
Minimum surplus 641.408
Use of certain words prohibited in the name of a prepaid health clinic 641.409
Insolvency protection 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 641.421
Language used in contracts and advertisements 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 641.432
Providers of service 641.437
Investigatory power of office 641.438
Genetic information restrictions 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 641.446
Cease and desist and penalty orders 641.447
Appeal from order 641.448
Penalty for violation of cease and desist order 641.452
Administrative penalty in lieu of suspension or revocation of certificate of authority 641.453
Civil liability 641.454
Civil action to enforce prepaid health clinic contract 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 641.4015
Part exclusive 641.4065
Insurance business not authorized 641.4091
Levy upon deposit

Current through Fall 2025

§ 641.408. Use of certain words prohibited in the name of a prepaid health clinic's source at flsenate​.gov