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Florida Statute 641.17 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 641.17 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 641.17 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
641.17 Short title.This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Maintenance Organization Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 72-264; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 778, 804, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

Cases Citing F.S. 641.17

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·Villazon v. Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc., 843 So. 2d 842 (Fla. 2003).

Cited 56 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 267, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 461, 2003 WL 1561528

...In Count VI of his amended complaint, Villazon alleged the basis for PruCare's vicarious liability and breach of a nondelegable duty to be: 94. The Defendant, PRUDENTIAL HEALTH CARE PLAN, INC. is a health maintenance organization doing business in Dade County Florida as defined by and governed by Section 641.17 et seq., Florida Statutes; Chapter 4-31, Florida Administrative Code; 42 U.S.C....
...ical care to his wife in a non-negligent manner when she purchased health care coverage from Prudential Health." Villazon, 794 So.2d at 628. Villazon argues that such nondelegable duty arises under the "Health Maintenance Organization Act," sections 641.17-641.3923, Florida Statutes (2000) (the "Act")....
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O'Reilly v. Ceuleers, 912 F.2d 1383 (11th Cir. 1990).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1990 WL 129265

...The plan was not an “insured plan” since IMC had an established fund or line item budget allocation for the payment of severance pay benefits under the plan. 1 The state of Florida regulates the operations of “Health Maintenance Organizations” under its Insurance Code. Fla.Stat. Anno. Chapter 641, Part II, § 641.17, et seq....
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Joseph L. Riley Anesthesia Assocs. v. Stein, 27 So. 3d 140 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 556, 2010 WL 322156

...Ins. Co., 463 So.2d 1153, 1157 (Fla.1985); Contreras v. U.S. Sec. Ins. Co., 927 So.2d 16, 20 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006), review denied, 954 So.2d 28 (Fla.2007). We agree with the trial court that pursuant to Florida's "Health Maintenance Organization Act," section 641.17-.3923, Florida Statutes (2007), a health maintenance organization is liable for services rendered to a subscriber/patient by a provider, regardless of whether a contract exists between the HMO and the provider....

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