(7) Major depressive disorder.

Sec. 10. 24-A MRSA §4234-A, sub-§7, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 637, §7, 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

(7) Major depressive disorder.

Sec. 11. 24-A MRSA §4234-F is enacted to read:

§4234-F.__Coverage of pervasive developmental disorder

1.__Mandated offer of coverage.__Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, all individual and group health maintenance organization__plan contracts must make available coverage providing, at a minimum, benefits according to subsection 3, for a person receiving treatment for pervasive developmental disorder, or autism, diagnosed by a licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician.

2.__Mandated benefit.__All group health maintenance organization plan contracts must provide, at a minimum, benefits according to subsection 3, for a person receiving treatment for pervasive developmental disorder, or autism, diagnosed by a licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician.__This subsection does not apply to policies, contracts and certificates covering employees of employers with fewer than 20 employees, whether the