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Florida Statute 627.644 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE
Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS
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F.S. 627.644
627.644 Discrimination against handicapped prohibited.No health insurer shall refuse to provide, or shall charge unfairly discriminatory rates for, health insurance coverage for a person solely because the person is mentally or physically handicapped. Nothing in this section should be construed as requiring an insurer to provide insurance coverage against a handicap which the applicant or policyholder has already sustained.
History.s. 1, ch. 76-127; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 493, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 627.644
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 627.644.



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Cases from cite.case.law:

CROWN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, v. GARCIA, 424 So. 2d 893 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . Sec. 627.644, Fla.Stat. (1981) is identical, except that it applies to all disability insurers. . . . .