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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) As used in this section, the term “policy” means any of the following:
(a) An individual or group life insurance policy.
(b) An industrial life insurance policy, as the term “industrial life insurance” is defined in s. 627.502(1).
(c) A credit life insurance or credit disability insurance policy, as the terms “credit life insurance” and “credit disability insurance” are defined in s. 627.677(1) and (2), respectively.
(d) A long-term care insurance policy, as defined in s. 627.9404(1).
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, an insurer may not, under a policy:
(a) Decline or limit coverage of a person solely due to his or her status as a living organ donor;
(b) Preclude an insured from donating all or part of an organ as a condition to continuing to receive coverage under the policy; or
(c) Otherwise discriminate in the offering, issuance, cancellation, coverage, premium, or any other condition of the policy for a person without any additional actuarial risk and based solely on his or her status as a living organ donor.
(3) The commission may adopt rules and take actions necessary to enforce this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Florida Statutes Title XXXVII. Insurance § 626.97075. Life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance; discrimination against living organ donors prohibited - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xxxvii-insurance/fl-st-sect-626-97075/
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