| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2332-N is enacted to read: |
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| §2332-N.__Coverage for breast reduction and symptomatic |
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| | All individual and group nonprofit hospital and medical | services plan policies, contracts and certificates and all | nonprofit health care plan policies, contracts and certificates | must provide coverage for medically necessary breast reduction | and symptomatic varicose vein surgery. |
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| | Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2761 is enacted to read: |
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| §2761.__Coverage for breast reduction and symptomatic |
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| | All individual health insurance policies, contracts and | certificates, except accidental injury, specified disease, | hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care and other | limited benefit health insurance policies, contracts and | certificates, must provide coverage for medically necessary | breast reduction and symptomatic varicose vein surgery. |
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| | Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2847-L is enacted to read: |
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| §2847-L.__Coverage for breast reduction and symptomatic |
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| | All group health insurance policies, contracts and | certificates must provide coverage for medically necessary breast | reduction and symptomatic varicose vein surgery. |
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| | Sec. 4. 24-A MRSA §4252 is enacted to read: |
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| §4252.__Coverage for breast reduction and symptomatic |
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| | All health maintenance organization individual and group | health insurance policies, contracts and certificates must | provide coverage for medically necessary breast reduction and | symptomatic varicose vein surgery. |
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| | Sec. 5. Application. This Act applies to health insurance policies, | contracts and certificates executed, delivered, issued for | delivery, continued or renewed in this State on or after January | 1, 2006. |
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