| Sec. 1. Bureau of Insurance Report. Resolved: That the Department of |
| Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance |
| shall determine the individual and cumulative cost impact of |
| all existing mandated health insurance benefit laws that are |
| enacted through the end of the First Regular Session of the |
| 121st Legislature on health insurance premiums paid by private |
| individuals and businesses and by the State for coverage of |
| state employees and retirees. In determining the cost of |
| mandated benefits, the bureau shall evaluate the financial |
| impact, the social impact and the medical efficacy of each |
| mandated benefit required by state law in accordance with the |
| Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24-A, section 2752. The bureau |
| shall also include a comparison of the projected cost impact |
| of each mandated benefit prior to enactment as required by |
| Title 24-A, section 2752 and the actual cost impact of each |
| mandated benefit based on premium information after enactment. |
| The bureau shall contract for any necessary consulting and |
| actuarial expertise to complete a report within the bureau's |
| existing resources. The bureau shall submit its report |
| determining the cost impact of all mandated health insurance |
| benefits to the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and |
| Financial Services by January 15, 2004; and be it further |
