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(6) Obsessive-compulsive disorder; or

 
(7) Major depressive disorder.;

 
(8)__Anorexia; or

 
(9)__Bulimia.

 
Sec. A-4. 24-A MRSA §2749-C, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 637,
§3, is further amended to read:

 
A. All individual policies must make available coverage
providing, at a minimum, benefits according to paragraph B,
subparagraph (1) for a person receiving medical treatment
for any of the following mental illnesses diagnosed by a
licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician or a licensed
psychologist who is trained and has received a doctorate in
psychology specializing in the evaluation and treatment of
human behavior:

 
(1) Schizophrenia;

 
(2) Bipolar disorder;

 
(3) Pervasive developmental disorder, or autism;

 
(4) Paranoia;

 
(5) Panic disorder;

 
(6) Obsessive-compulsive disorder; or

 
(7) Major depressive disorder.;

 
(8)__Anorexia; or

 
(9)__Bulimia.

 
Sec. A-5. 24-A MRSA §2843, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 490,
§4, is further amended to read:

 
5-A. Exceptions. This section shall does not apply to
employee group insurance policies issued to employers with 20 or
fewer employees insured under the group policy or to group
policies designed primarily to supplement the Civilian Health and
Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, as described in the
United States Code, Title 10, Section 1072, subsection 4.

 
Sec. A-6. 24-A MRSA §2843, sub-§5-C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 625,
Pt. B, §8 and affected by §9 and amended by c. 637, §4, is
further amended to read:


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