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LD 1954 Title Page An Act to Categorize Pervasive Developmental Disorder as a Neurological Disorde... Page 2 of 7
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LR 2464
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2325-A, sub-§5-C, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 637,
§1, is further amended to read:

 
A. All group contracts must provide, 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.

 
Sec. 2. 24 MRSA §2325-A, sub-§5-D, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 637,
§2, is further amended to read:

 
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:

 
(1) Schizophrenia;

 
(2) Bipolar disorder;

 
(3) Pervasive developmental disorder, or autism;

 
(4) Paranoia;

 
(5) Panic disorder;

 
(6) Obsessive-compulsive disorder; or


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