Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §2001, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

4.__Extraordinary medical expenses.__"Extraordinary medical expenses" means recurring, uninsured medical expenses in excess of $250 per child or group of children per year that can reasonably be predicted by the court or hearing officer at the time of establishment or modification of a support order.__ Responsibility for nonrecurring or subsequently occurring uninsured medical expenses in excess of $250 in the aggregate per child or group of children supported per year must be divided between the parties in proportion to their adjusted gross incomes.__These expenses include, but are not limited to, insurance copayments and deductibles, reasonable and necessary costs for orthodontia, dental treatment, asthma treatment, physical therapy, chronic health problems and professional counseling or psychiatric therapy for diagnosed mental disorders.

Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §2001, sub-§5, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA §2006, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

3. Total support obligation. The total support obligation is determined by adding the child care costs, health insurance premiums and extraordinary medical expenses to the basic support entitlement as follows.

A. When each child is under the age of 12 years, the sums actually being expended for child care costs must be added to the basic support entitlement to determine the total support obligation.

B. If a child is incurring extraordinary medical expenses, the future incidence of which is determinable because of the permanent, chronic or recurring nature of the illness or disorder, the sums actually being expended for the medical expenses must be added to the basic support entitlement to determine the total support obligation.

C.__If a party is paying health insurance premiums, the sums actually being expended for health insurance premiums for the child or children for whom support is being ordered must be added to the basic support entitlement to determine the total support obligation.