# Fla. Stat. § 627.672: 627.672 Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.672

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 627.672
- **Heading:** 627.672 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 627 / Part VIII / Section 627.672

## Text

For the purposes of ss. 627.671-627.675:

(1) A “Medicare supplement policy” is a health insurance policy or other health benefit plan offered by a private entity to individuals who are entitled to have payments for health care costs made under Medicare, Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (“Medicare”), as presently constituted and as may later be amended, which provides reimbursement for expenses incurred for services and items for which payment may be made under Medicare but which expenses are not reimbursable by reason of the applicability of deductibles, coinsurance amounts, or other limitations imposed by Medicare. The term does not include any such policy or plan of one or more labor organizations, or of the trustees of a fund established by one or more labor organizations, or a combination thereof, for employees or former employees, or a combination thereof, or for members or former members, or a combination thereof, of the labor organizations.

(2) The term “policy” includes a certificate issued or delivered in this state under a group Medicare supplement policy which has been effectuated within or outside this state.

(3) “Applicant” means: (a) In the case of an individual Medicare supplement policy or subscriber contract, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; and (b) In the case of a group Medicare supplement policy or subscriber contract, the proposed certificateholder.

History: s. 5, ch. 80-156; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 524, 527, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 5, ch. 86-271; s. 1, ch. 88-338; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1, ch. 2000-202.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 627.671 627.671 Medicare supplement reform; short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.671.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.672 627.672 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.672.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.673 627.673 Designation as Medicare supplement policy; penalties for violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.673.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.674 627.674 Minimum standards; filing requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.674.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.675 627.675 Mandated coverages inapplicable to Medicare supplement policies unless specifically made applicable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.675.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6735 627.6735 Order to discontinue certain advertising.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6735.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6736 627.6736 Filing requirements for out-of-state group policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6736.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6737 627.6737 Reporting of multiple policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6737.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6741 627.6741 Issuance, cancellation, nonrenewal, and replacement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6741.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6742 627.6742 Permitted compensation arrangements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6742.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6743 627.6743 Standards for marketing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6743.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6744 627.6744 Recommended purchase and excessive insurance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6744.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6745 627.6745 Loss ratio standards; public rate hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6745.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 627.6746 627.6746 Compliance with Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXVII_C627_PVIII_S627.6746.md)

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