Fla. Stat. 641.428
Nondiscrimination of coverage for certain surgical procedures involving bones or joints

No prepaid health clinic contract or policy which provides coverage on a group or individual basis for any diagnostic or surgical procedure involving bones or joints of the skeleton shall discriminate against coverage for any similar diagnostic or surgical procedure involving bones or joints of the jaw and facial region, if, under accepted medical standards, such procedure or surgery is medically necessary to treat conditions caused by congenital or developmental deformity, disease, or injury. This section shall not be construed to affect any other coverage under this part or to restrict the scope of coverage under any policy, plan, or contract. Nothing in this section shall be construed to discourage appropriate nonsurgical procedures or to prohibit the continued coverage of nonsurgical procedures in the treatment of a bone or joint of the jaw and facial region. Furthermore, nothing in this subsection requires coverage for care or treatment of the teeth or gums, for intraoral prosthetic devices, or for surgical procedures for cosmetic purposes.

Source: Section 641.428 — Nondiscrimination of coverage for certain surgical procedures involving bones or joints, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0641.­428 (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

§ 641.428. Nondiscrimination of coverage for certain surgical procedures involving bones or joints's source at flsenate​.gov