| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §2805-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 147, §4, | is amended to read: |
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| | 1. The policy may insure members of the association or | associations, employees thereof or employees of members or one or | more of the preceding or all of any class or classes thereof for | the benefit of persons other than the employees' employer, except | that a group or subgroup of 50 or fewer members may not be | insured under a policy issued to an association. |
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| | Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2808-B, sub-§2, ¶G is enacted to read: |
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| G.__A carrier may not impose a surcharge on the premium rate | applied to eligible groups of one member. |
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| | Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2808-B, sub-§6, ¶I, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 477, | Pt. B, §3 and affected by Pt. F, §1, is repealed. |
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| | This bill amends the laws relating to small group health | insurance and does the following. |
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| | 1. It prohibits groups with 50 or fewer members from | obtaining health insurance through association plans. |
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| | 2. It eliminates the provision that allows insurers to | provide individual health insurance policies to sole proprietors. |
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| | 3. It prohibits the imposition of surcharges on premiums | applied to groups of one member. |
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