(10) A health benefit plan under Section 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act, 22 United States Code, Section 2504(e).; or

(11)__Insurance coverage offered by the Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association pursuant to chapter 54.

Sec. 11. 24-A MRSA §2849-B, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 2001, c. 258, Pt. E, §7, is further amended to read:

A. That person was covered under an individual or a group contract or policy issued by any nonprofit hospital or medical service organization, insurer, or health maintenance organization, or was covered under an uninsured employee benefit plan that provides payment for health services received by employees and their dependents or a governmental program, including, but not limited to, those listed in section 2848, subsection 1-B, paragraph A, subparagraphs (3) to (10). For purposes of this section, the individual or group policy under which the person is seeking coverage is the "succeeding policy." The group or individual contract or policy, uninsured employee benefit plan or governmental program that previously covered the person is the "prior contract or policy"; and

Sec. 12. 24-A MRSA c. 54 is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 54

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE RISK

POOL ASSOCIATION

§3901.__Short title

This chapter may be known and cited as "the Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association Act."

§3902.__Purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a mechanism to spread among all insurers doing business in this State the cost of providing health and accident insurance coverage to those residents of this State who because of health conditions consume