term care insurance; discrimination against living organ donors prohibited. — (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.
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