cover the costs of their coverage and any administrative costs. |
The bill requires the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial |
Services to select the health coverage plan to be offered through |
the purchasing pool and authorizes the Department of Administrative |
and Financial Services to provide any necessary administrative |
services. The purchasing pool is exempt from the prohibition on |
forming a group for the purpose of purchasing insurance provided in |
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24-A, section 2808. The bill |
requires the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to |
adopt rules to administer the purchasing pool. |