409.817 Approval of health benefits coverage; financial assistance.—In order for health insurance coverage to qualify for premium assistance payments for an eligible child under ss. 409.810-409.821, the health benefits coverage must:(1) Be certified by the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission under s. 409.818 as meeting, exceeding, or being actuarially equivalent to the benchmark benefit plan;(2) Be guarantee issued;(3) Be community rated;(4) Not impose any preexisting condition exclusion for covered benefits;(5) Comply with the applicable limitations on premiums and cost sharing in s. 409.816;(6) Comply with the quality assurance and access standards developed under s. 409.820; and(7) Establish periodic open enrollment periods, which may not occur more frequently than quarterly.History.—ss. 42, 57, ch. 98-288; s. 447, ch. 2003-261; s. 22, ch. 2003-405; s. 10, ch. 2009-113; s. 3, ch. 2016-194.
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