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Fla. Stat. § 641.17 (2025)

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2024 · leading case: Villazon v. Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc., 843 So. 2d 842 (Fla. 2003).
Villazon v. Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc., 843 So. 2d 842 (Fla. 2003). “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.”
Greene v. Well Care HMO, Inc., 778 So. 2d 1037 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). “" §§ 641.17-641.3922, Fla.Stat. (1997). The Greenes assert that the trial court erred when it found that the Act does not provide for a private cause of action and then dismissed Counts III and IV of the complaint with prejudice on that basis.”
Abira Med. Labs., LLC v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2024). · cites it 2× “See § 641.17, Fla. Stat. (providing that Part I of Chapter 641—which includes sections 641.”
Joseph L. Riley Anesthesia Assocs. v. Stein, 27 So. 3d 140 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). “The statute is quite specific in providing that a health maintenance organization is liable for payment of fees to the provider, and that a subscriber is not liable for payment of fees to the provider.”
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