{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-409.817","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 409.817","heading":"Approval of health benefits coverage; financial assistance.","body":"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:\n(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;\n(2) Be guarantee issued;\n(3) Be community rated;\n(4) Not impose any preexisting condition exclusion for covered benefits;\n(5) Comply with the applicable limitations on premiums and cost sharing in s. 409.816;\n(6) Comply with the quality assurance and access standards developed under s. 409.820; and\n(7) Establish periodic open enrollment periods, which may not occur more frequently than quarterly.\nHistory.—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.","path":["TITLE XXX SOCIAL WELFARE","CHAPTER 409 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0409/0409.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:05:25Z","sha256":"2bfc69ae1b847a77ec5f0b75451623c6fdb04b93b2b2a13deb5b03158ecbda36","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-409.816","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-409.8175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}