| | | This subsection may not be construed to allow coverage and | | benefits for the treatment of alcoholism and other drug | | dependencies through the diagnosis of a mental illness listed in | | paragraph A. |
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| | | Sec. A-9. 24-A MRSA §4234-A, sub-§7, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 637, | | §7, is further amended to read: |
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| | | A. All individual and group contracts 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: |
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| | | (3) Pervasive developmental disorder, or autism; |
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| | (6) Obsessive-compulsive disorder; or |
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| | (7) Major depressive disorder. |
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| | | Sec. B-1. 24 MRSA §2332-J is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2332-J.__Coverage for children's mental health disorders |
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| | | All individual and group nonprofit hospital and medical | | services plan policies and contracts and all nonprofit health | | care plan policies and contracts must provide coverage for the | | treatment of children's mental health disorders.__The policies | | and contracts must provide benefits for the treatment and | | diagnosis of children's mental health disorders under terms and | | conditions that are no less extensive than the benefits provided | | for medical treatment for physical illnesses. |
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| | | Sec. B-2. 24-A MRSA §2756 is enacted to read: |
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