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creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, gender,
sexual orientation, disability or marital status.

 
4.__Role of other health care programs.__Until the board
determines otherwise, the plan is supplemental to all coverage
available to a plan enrollee from another health care program,
including, but not limited to, the following programs:

 
A.__The Medicare program of the Social Security Act, Title
XVIII;

 
B.__The Medicaid program of the Social Security Act, Title
XIX;

 
C.__The civilian health and medical program as referred to
in 10 United States Code, Sections 1071 to 1106;

 
D.__The federal Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25
United States Code, Sections 1601 to 1682;

 
E.__Other 3rd-party payor programs that may be billable
for health care services; and

 
F.__Any state and local health programs, including, but
not limited to, workers' compensation and employers'
liability insurance pursuant to former Title 39 and Title
39-A.

 
Health care services billed to 3rd-party payors must be paid
for by those programs.__Coverage under the plan is
supplemental to that coverage.

 
SUBCHAPTER 3

 
AGENCY OF HEALTH SECURITY

 
§6921.__Administration

 
The Agency of Health Security is established to administer
the plan.__The agency operates as an independent agency of the
State.

 
§6922.__Maine Health Care Plan Fund

 
1.__Fund established.__The Maine Health Care Plan Fund is
established to finance the plan.

 
A.__Deposits into the fund and expenditures from the fund must
be made pursuant to this section and to rules adopted by the
board to carry out the purposes of this section.__Payments
into the fund may include premiums charged to plan


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