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Florida Statutes § 627.6561
                
    
    
    
        
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“Preexisting conditions under the insurance law”
A group health policy may impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if:
- The exclusion relates to a physical or mental condition for which medical care was recommended or received within the 6 month period ending on the enrollment date; and
 - The exclusion extends for a period of up to 12 months.
 
Genetic information may not be treated as a preexisting condition.
A preexisting condition exclusion may not be imposed on a newborn, an adopted child, or a pregnant woman.
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