CHAPTER 128
H.P. 429 - L.D. 596
An Act To Make Insurance Coverage Available for Medically Necessary Breast Reduction and Symptomatic Varicose Vein Surgery
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2332-N is enacted to read:
§2332-N. Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery
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 make available coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery determined to be medically necessary health care as defined in Title 24-A, section 4301-A, subsection 10-A.
Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2761 is enacted to read:
§2761. Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery
All individual health insurance policies, contracts and certificates must make available coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery determined to be medically necessary health care as defined in section 4301-A, subsection 10-A.
Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2847-L is enacted to read:
§2847-L. Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery
All group health insurance policies, contracts and certificates must make available coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery determined to be medically necessary health care as defined in section 4301-A, subsection 10-A.
Sec. 4. 24-A MRSA §4252 is enacted to read:
§4252. Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery
All health maintenance organization individual and group health insurance policies, contracts and certificates must make available coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery determined to be medically necessary health care as defined in section 4301-A, subsection 10-A.
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.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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