| (5) The Civilian Health and Medical Program for the | Uniformed Services, CHAMPUS, 10 United States Code, | Chapter 55; |
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| (6) A medical care program of the federal Indian | Health Care Improvement Act, 25 United States Code, | Section 1601 or of a tribal organization; |
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| (7) A state health benefits risk pool; |
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| (8) A health plan offered under the federal Employees | Health Benefits Amendments Act, 5 United States Code, | Chapter 89; |
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| (9) A public health plan as defined in federal | regulations authorized by the federal Public Health | Service Act, Section 2701(c)(1)(I), as amended by | Public Law 104-191; or |
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| (10) A health benefit plan under Section 5(e) of the | Peace Corps Act, 22 United States Code, Section | 2504(e).; or |
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| (11) Insurance coverage offered by the Comprehensive | Health Insurance Risk Pool Association pursuant to | chapter 54. |
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| | Sec. A-14. 24-A MRSA §2849-B, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 2001, c. | 258, Pt. E, §7, is further amended to read: |
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| 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) (11). 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 |
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| | Sec. A-15. 24-A MRSA c. 54 is enacted to read: |
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