| C.__The plan must cover health care services provided to |
| plan members while they are out of the State.__The plan |
| member must have been out of the State temporarily for |
| reasons other than to obtain health care services, or the |
| member must have obtained the health care services out of |
| the State for compelling reasons related to the suitability |
| of the services, the nature of the condition and personal |
| circumstances.__The board shall establish and operate a plan |
| to pay for health care services provided to plan members |
| while they are outside the State.__The payments must be made |
| at the rates established by the board for comparable |
| services provided by the plan in the State.__Charges in |
| excess of the payment rates established in accordance with |
| this paragraph are the responsibility of the plan member.__ |
| The board may establish rules governing out-of-state |
| referrals, including, but not limited to, requirements for |
| preauthorization. |