| | Sec. 1. Bureau of Insurance review. Resolved: That the Bureau of | Insurance within the Department of Professional and Financial | Regulation shall review existing state mandated benefits laws, | mandated health insurance coverage and mandated offerings of | health benefits specified in section 2 of this resolve in the | same manner as required under the Maine Revised Statutes, | Title 24-A, section 2752 for proposed new mandated benefits | and shall issue a report and recommendations as specified in | section 3 of this resolve; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 2. Provisions subject to review. Resolved: That the following | mandated health insurance benefits are subject to review under | this resolve: |
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| | 1. Nonprofit hospitals and medical service organizations, | including: the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24, sections | 2318, 2318-A, 2319, 2320, 2320-A, 2320-B, 2320-C, 2320-D, | 2320-E, 2320-F, 2320-G, 2324, 2325-A, 2329, 2331, 2332-B, | 2332-F, 2332-G, 2332-J, 2332-K, 2332-L and 2332-M; |
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| | 2. Individual health insurance: Title 24-A, sections 2741, | 2742, 2743, 2743-A, 2744, 2745, 2745-A, 2745-B, 2745-C, 2745- | D, 2745-E, 2745-F, 2745-G, 2748, 2749-C, 2750, 2754, 2756, | 2757, 2758, 2759 and 2760; |
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| | 3. Group health insurance: Title 24-A, sections 2832, | 2833, 2834, 2834-A, 2835, 2837, 2837-A, 2837-B, 2837-C, 2837- | D, 2837-E, 2837-F, 2837-G, 2837-H, 2840-A, 2842, 2843, 2845, | 2846, 2847, 2847-E, 2847-F, 2847-G, 2847-H, 2847-I, 2847-J and | 2847-K; |
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| | 4. Health maintenance organizations: Title 24-A, sections | 4229, 4234, 4234-A, 4234-B, 4234-D, 4234-E, 4236, 4237, 4237- | A, 4238, 4240, 4241, 4242, 4244, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4250 and | 4251; and |
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| | 5. All health plans: Title 24-A, sections 4310, 4311 and | 4314; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Professional and | Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance shall report its | findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and | Financial Services by January 15, 2004. In its report, the | bureau shall specifically identify which of the sections of | the Maine Revised Statutes subject to review under this | resolve should be repealed, amended or continued; and be it | further |
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| | Sec. 4. Repeal. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on | Insurance and Financial Services shall submit a bill to the | Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature to repeal | those mandated health benefit laws recommended by the | Department of |
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