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this section shall report its experience for each calendar year to | | the superintendent not later than April 30th of the following year. | | The report must be in a form prescribed by the superintendent and | | include the amount of claims paid in this State for the services | required by this section and | | this State for group health care contracts and the amount paid by | patients for services not covered by health care contracts, both | | each separated between those paid for inpatient, day treatment and | | outpatient services. The superintendent shall compile this data | | for all nonprofit hospital or medical service organizations in an | | annual report. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 24 MRSA §2325-A, sub-§9 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 9.__Report to Legislature.__On or before January 15, 2000, the | | superintendent shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on | | Banking and Insurance the following: |
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| | | A.__An estimate of the impact of this section on health | | insurance costs; |
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| | | B.__Actions taken by the superintendent to ensure that | | health insurance plans are in compliance with this section | | and that quality and access to treatment for mental health | | conditions provided by the plans are not compromised by | | providing financial parity for such coverage; |
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| | | C.__When a health insurance plan offers choices for | | treatment of mental health conditions, an analysis and | | comparison of those choices in regard to level of access, | | choice and financial burden; and |
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| | | D.__Identification of any segments of the population of the | | State that may be excluded from access to treatment for | | mental health conditions at the level provided by this | | section, including an estimate of the number of people | | excluded from such access under health benefit plans offered | | or administered by employers who receive the majority of | | their annual revenues from contract grants or other | | expenditures by state agencies. |
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| | | Sec. 8. Construction; transitional provisions. The provisions of this Act do | | not: |
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| | | 1. Limit the provision of specialized services for | | individuals with mental health disorders who are covered by | | Medicaid; |
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| | | 2. Supersede the provisions of federal law, federal or state | | Medicaid policy or the terms and conditions imposed on any |
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