Sec. C-2. 22 MRSA §3174-DD, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:

§3174-DD. Dirigo Health coverage

The department may contract with one or more health insurance carriers to purchase Dirigo Health Insurance Program coverage for MaineCare members who seek to enroll through their employers pursuant to Title 24-A, section 6910, subsection 4, paragraph B. A MaineCare member who enrolls in a the Dirigo Health Insurance plan Program as a member of an employer group receives full MaineCare benefits through the Dirigo Health Insurance Program. The benefits are delivered through the employer-based health plan, subject to nominal cost sharing as permitted by 42 United States Code, Section 1396o(2003) and additional coverage provided under contract by the department.

Sec. C-3. 24-A MRSA §6903, sub-§§12 and 13, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §8, are amended to read:

12. Participating employer. "Participating employer" means an eligible business that contracts with Dirigo Health pursuant to section 6910, subsection 4, paragraph B and that has employees enrolled in the Dirigo Health Insurance Program.

13. Plan enrollee. "Plan enrollee" means an eligible individual or eligible employee who enrolls in the Dirigo Health Insurance Program through Dirigo Health. "Plan enrollee" includes an eligible employee who is eligible to enroll in MaineCare.

Sec. C-4. 24-A MRSA §6906, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:

§6906. Prohibited interests of board members and employees

Board members and employees of Dirigo Health and their spouses and dependent children may not receive any direct personal benefit from the activities of Dirigo Health in assisting any private entity, except that they may participate in the Dirigo Health Insurance Program on the same terms as others may under this chapter. This section does not prohibit corporations or other entities with which board members are associated by reason of ownership or employment from