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mother and newborn. Benefits for routine newborn care required
by this section are part of the mother's benefit. The mother
and the newborn are treated as one person in calculating the
deductible, coinsurance and copayments for coverage required by
this section. In addition to policies and contracts otherwise
covered under this section, the requirements of this section
apply to all certificates executed, delivered, issued for
delivery, continued or renewed in this State after July 1, 2003.

 
Sec. D-2. 24-A MRSA §4234-C, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 604,
Pt. C, §4, is amended to read:

 
The requirements of this section apply to all contracts
delivered or issued for delivery in this State on or after
the effective date of this Act June 30, 1998. The
requirements of this section additionally apply to all
certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery,
continued or renewed in this State after July 1, 2003.

 
Sec. D-3. 24-A MRSA §4237, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

 
3.__Application to certificates.__In addition to policies
and contracts otherwise covered under this section, the
requirements of this section apply to all certificates
executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed
in this State after July 1, 2003.

 
Sec. D-4. 24-A MRSA §4237-A, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

 
3.__Application to certificates.__In addition to policies
and contracts otherwise covered under this section, the
requirements of this section apply to all certificates
executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed
in this State after July 1, 2003.

 
Sec. D-5. 24-A MRSA §4241, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 617, §5
and affected by §6, is amended to read:

 
2. Application. This section applies to all policies and
contracts executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued
or renewed in this State on or after January 1, 1997. For
purposes of this section, all contracts are deemed to be
renewed no later than the next yearly anniversary of the
contract date. The requirements of this section additionally
apply to all certificates executed, delivered, issued for
delivery, continued or renewed in this State after July 1,
2003.

 
Sec. D-6. 24-A MRSA §4242, as reallocated by RR 1995, c. 2, §53,
is amended to read:


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