Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2332-G, as reallocated by RR 1995, c. 2, §49 and affected by §50, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2847-F, as reallocated by PL 1997, c. 370, Pt. H, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §4241, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 617, §5 and affected by §6, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 24-A MRSA §4301, sub-§§2-A, 4-A, 4-B, 5-A and 7 are enacted to read:

2-A.__Health care treatment decision.__"Health care treatment decision" means a determination made when medical services are provided by a health plan or a decision that affects the quality of__the diagnosis, care or treatment provided to an enrollee of a health plan.

4-A.__Medically appropriate care.__"Medically appropriate care" means care that meets the standard for care for health care services as determined by health care providers in accordance with the prevailing practices and standards of the medical profession and community.

4-B.__Ordinary care.__"Ordinary care" means, in the case of a carrier, the degree of care that a carrier of ordinary prudence would use under the same or similar circumstances.__For a person who is an employee, agent, ostensible agent or representative of a carrier, "ordinary care" means the degree of care that a person of ordinary prudence in the same profession, specialty or area of practice would use in the same or similar circumstances.

5-A.__Peer-reviewed medical literature.__"Peer-reviewed medical literature" means scientific studies published in at least 2 articles from major peer-reviewed medical journals that present data that support the proposed use of drug or device as generally safe and effective.

7. Standard reference compendia.__"Standard reference compendia" means:

A.__The United States Pharmacopeia Drug Information or information published by its successor organization; or

B.__The American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information or information published by its successor organization.