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specified in section 2701. Every such filing must state the
effective date of the filing. Every such filing must be made not
less than 60 days in advance of the stated effective date, unless
the 60-day requirement is waived by the superintendent, and the
effective date may be suspended by the superintendent for a period
of time not to exceed 30 days. In the case of a filing that meets
the criteria in subsection 3, the superintendent may suspend the
effective date for a longer period not to exceed 30 days from the
date the organization satisfactorily responds to any reasonable
discovery requests. In the case of nursing home care and long-term
care insurance policies, rates filed are effective for no more than
3 years, except that rates for contracts with guaranteed level
premiums are effective for the duration of the contract.

 
PART G

 
Sec. G-1. 24 MRSA §2317-B, sub-§20, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 256, Pt.
M, §10, is amended to read:

 
20. Title 24-A, chapters 68 and 68-A. Long-term care
insurance, nursing home care insurance and home health care
insurance, Title 24-A, chapter chapters 68 and 68-A.

 
Sec. G-2. 24-A MRSA §2691, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 410,
Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:

 
D. Long-term care insurance policies subject to chapter
chapters 68 and 68-A;

 
Sec. G-3. 24-A MRSA §2701, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 332,
Pt. J, §1, is further amended to read:

 
A. Sections 2736, 2736-A and 2736-B apply to group Medicare
supplement policies as defined in chapter 67 and , group
nursing home care and long-term care insurance policies as
defined in chapter 68 or 68-A;

 
PART H

 
Sec. H-1. 24-A MRSA §1951, sub-§2, as corrected by RR 2001, c. 2, Pt.
B, §42 and affected by §58, is amended to read:

 
2. Private purchasing alliance. "Private purchasing
alliance" or "alliance" means a corporation licensed pursuant to
this section established under former Title 13-A, Title 13-B or
Title 13-C to provide health insurance to its members through one
or more participating carriers.


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