Sec. H-3. Effective date. Those sections of this Part that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 5001-A, subsection 2, paragraph B and repeal Title 20-A, section 5001-A, subsection 2, paragraph C take effect 90 days after adjournment of the Second Special Session of the 121st Legislature.

PART I

Sec. I-1. 24-A MRSA §4315, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 459, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

2. Required coverage. A carrier shall provide coverage for prosthetic devices in all health plans that, at a minimum, equals, except as provided in subsection 8, the coverage and payment for prosthetic devices provided under federal laws and regulations for the aged and disabled pursuant to 42 United States Code, Sections 1395k, 1395l and 1395m and 42 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 414.202, 414.210, 414.228 and 410.100. Covered benefits must be provided for a prosthetic device determined by the enrollee's provider, in accordance with section 4301-A, subsection 10-A, to be the most appropriate model that adequately meets the medical needs of the enrollee.

Sec. I-2. 24-A MRSA §4315, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

8.__Health savings accounts.__Benefits for prosthetic devices under health plans issued for use in connection with health savings accounts as authorized under Title XII of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 may be subject to the same deductibles and out-of-pocket limits that apply to overall benefits under the contract.

PART J

Sec. J-1. P&SL 1991, c. 26, §5, as enacted by P&SL 2003, c. 45, §1, is amended to read:

*Sec. 5. Professional qualifications of teacher assistants and teacher associates not recommended for promotion due to error of school administrative unit. A person employed as a teacher assistant or teacher associate prior to September 1, 1991 whose job function at the time was that of a level II or level III educational technician as described in State Board of Education Rule 115, Part I who is, on the effective date of this section, employed as a level II or level III educational technician in the same school administrative unit with no break in service and who was not recommended to be upgraded to a higher classification due