(2) Annual assessments of not less than $100 assessed |
against the following entities licensed under Titles 24 |
and 24-A: nonprofit hospital and medical service |
organizations, health insurance carriers and health |
maintenance organizations on the basis of the total |
annual health care premium; and 3rd-party |
administrators and carriers that provide only |
administrative services for a plan sponsor on the basis |
of claims processed or paid for each plan sponsor. The |
assessments are to be determined on an annual basis by |
the board. Health care policies issued for specified |
disease, accident, injury, hospital indemnity, |
disability, long-term care or other limited benefit |
health insurance policies are not subject to assessment |
under this subparagraph. For purposes of this |
subparagraph, policies issued for dental services are |
not considered to be limited benefit health insurance |
policies. The total dollar amount of assessments under |
this subparagraph must equal the assessments under |
subparagraph (3); and |