Sec. 9. 24 MRSA §2301, first ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 702, Pt. A, §1, is further amended to read:

Any corporation organized under special Act of the Legislature or, under Title 13, chapter 81 or as a public benefit corporation under Title 13-B for the following purposes may be authorized by the superintendent on the terms and conditions provided for in this chapter, except that when such a corporation was previously organized by special Act of the Legislature, this chapter does not apply when inconsistent with that Act as previously amended:

Sec. 10. 24 MRSA §2301, sub-§3-C, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 344, §2, is amended to read:

3-C. Nonprofit purposes. A nonprofit hospital and medical service organization that is authorized to provide nonprofit hospital service plans under subsection 1 and, nonprofit medical service plans pursuant to subsection 2 or nonprofit health care plans pursuant to subsection 3 is a charitable and benevolent institution, in accordance with Title 5, section 194-A, and a public charity and its assets are held for the purpose of fulfilling the charitable purposes of the organization, which purposes may include, but are not limited to, the following: providing access to medical care through affordable health insurance and affordable managed care products for persons of all incomes; identifying and addressing the State's unmet health care needs, particularly with respect to medically uninsured and underserved populations; making services and care available through participating providers; and improving the quality of care for medically uninsured and underserved populations.

Sec. 11. 24 MRSA §2301, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1993, c. 702, Pt. A, §1 is further amended to read:

7. Administrative services. A corporation has the right to utilize its organization and facilities, either directly or through another legal entity owned by it and similar corporations located in other states, to perform services for the United States or State or the units or agencies of either; or any charitable or nonprofit organization public charity involved in health care;

Sec. 12. 24 MRSA §2301, sub-§9-B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 344, §3, is repealed.