| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-T, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. | QQ, §1 and affected by §5, is further amended by amending the | first paragraph to read: |
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| | 2. Eligibility; enrollment. Health coverage under the Cub | Care program is available to children one year of age or older | and under 19 years of age whose family income is above the | eligibility level for Medicaid under section 3174-G and below the | maximum eligibility level established under paragraphs A and B, | who meet the requirements set forth in paragraph C and for whom | premiums are paid under subsection 5. |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3174-T, sub-§5, ķA, as reallocated by RR 1997, c. 2, | §46, is amended to read: |
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| A. Premiums must be paid at the beginning of each month for | coverage for that month according to the following scale: |
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| (1) Families with incomes between 150% and 160% of the | nonfarm income official poverty line pay premiums of 5% | of the benefit cost per child, but not more than 5% of | the cost for 2 children; |
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| (2) Families with incomes between 160% and 170% of the | nonfarm income official poverty line pay premiums of | 10% of the benefit cost per child, but not more than | 10% of the cost for 2 children; and |
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| (3) Families with incomes between 170% and 185% of the | nonfarm income official poverty line must pay premiums | of 15% of the benefit cost per child, but not more than | 15% of the cost for 2 children.; and |
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| (4)__Families with incomes between 185% and 200% of the | nonfarm income official poverty line must pay premiums | of 20% of the benefit cost per child, but not more than | 20% of the cost for 2 children. |
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| | This bill makes the following changes to the laws governing | the Cub Care program. It allows the program to serve children | who have not attained one year of age and sets premiums for | families with incomes between 185% and 200% of the nonfarm income | official poverty line. |
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