Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2320-E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 617, §1 and affected by §6, is amended to read:

§2320-E. Coverage for Pap tests

All group nonprofit medical service plan contracts and all nonprofit health care plan contracts must provide coverage for screening Pap tests, including thin preparation Pap tests, recommended by a physician.

Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2756 is enacted to read:

§2756.__Coverage for certain Pap tests

All individual health policies and contracts, except accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care and other limited benefit health insurance policies and contracts, must provide coverage for thin preparation Pap tests recommended by a physician.

Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2837-E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 617, §3 and affected by §6, is amended to read:

§2837-E. Coverage for Pap tests

All group health insurance policies and contracts, except accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care and other limited benefit health insurance policies and contracts, must provide coverage for screening Pap tests, including thin preparation Pap tests, recommended by a physician.

Sec. 4. 24-A MRSA §4242, as reallocated by RR 1995, c. 2, §53, is amended to read:

§4242. Coverage for Pap tests

All health maintenance organization plan contracts must provide coverage for screening Pap tests, including thin preparation Pap tests, recommended by a physician.

Sec. 5. Applicability. This Act applies to all policies and contracts executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. All policies and contracts are deemed to be renewed no later than the next yearly anniversary of the contract date.