(1) In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this part, the office may seek both temporary and permanent injunctive relief when:

(a) A discount plan is being operated by any person or entity that is not licensed pursuant to this part.

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 636.240

  • Discount plan: means a business arrangement or contract in which a person, in exchange for fees, dues, charges, or other consideration, provides access for plan members to providers of medical services and the right to receive medical services from those providers at a discount. See Florida Statutes 636.202
  • Discount plan organization: means an entity that, in exchange for fees, dues, charges, or other consideration, provides access for plan members to providers of medical services and the right to receive medical services from those providers at a discount. See Florida Statutes 636.202
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(b) Any person, entity, or discount plan organization has engaged in any activity prohibited by this part or any rule adopted pursuant to this part.
(2) The venue for any proceeding brought pursuant to this section shall be in the Circuit Court of Leon County.
(3) The office’s authority to seek injunctive relief is not conditioned on having conducted any proceeding pursuant to chapter 120.
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