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5.__Limits.__In each taxable year, the total deposits that may
be made to an account by or on behalf of an account holder are
limited in accordance with 26 United States Code, Section 220
to:

 
A.__Sixty-five percent of the annual deductible for
individual coverage; and

 
B. Seventy-five percent of the annual deductible for
family coverage.

 
6.__Conformity with federal law.__An individual medical
savings account must meet the requirements of this chapter and
the requirements of 26 United States Code, Section 220,
including, but not limited to, requirements for tax treatment
of contributions and distributions and for account
terminations.

 
7.__State tax consequences.__The tax treatment of an
individual medical savings account is governed by Title 36,
chapter 914.

 
8.__Technical assistance. The bureau shall provide
technical assistance within existing resources to account
administrators that offer individual medical savings accounts.

 
§2764.__Rulemaking

 
The superintendent may adopt rules as necessary to carry out
the purposes of this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this
chapter are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

 
§2765.__Contingent repeal

 
This chapter is repealed upon the repeal of federal
legislation authorizing medical savings accounts, 26 United
States Code, Section 220.

 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§1, ¶¶O and P, as enacted by PL 2001, c.
700, §4 and affected by §10, are amended to read:

 
O. The amount of the contribution to a qualified
scholarship organization that is included in the credit
base of the educational attainment investment tax credit
under section 5219-U to the extent that the contribution
has been used to adjust federal adjusted gross income; and

 
P. The amount of the loan repayment included in the credit
base of the recruitment credit under section 5219-V to the


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