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LR 590
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Sec. 1. Bureau of Insurance review. Resolved: That the Bureau of
Insurance within the Department of Professional and Financial
Regulation shall review existing state mandated benefits laws,
mandated health insurance coverage and mandated offerings of
health benefits specified in section 2 of this resolve in the
same manner as required under the Maine Revised Statutes,
Title 24-A, section 2752 for proposed new mandated benefits
and shall issue a report and recommendations as specified in
section 3 of this resolve; and be it further

 
Sec. 2. Provisions subject to review. Resolved: That the following
mandated health insurance benefits are subject to review under
this resolve:

 
1. Nonprofit hospitals and medical service organizations,
including: the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24, sections
2318, 2318-A, 2319, 2320, 2320-A, 2320-B, 2320-C, 2320-D,
2320-E, 2320-F, 2320-G, 2324, 2325-A, 2329, 2331, 2332-B,
2332-F, 2332-G, 2332-J, 2332-K, 2332-L and 2332-M;

 
2. Individual health insurance: Title 24-A, sections 2741,
2742, 2743, 2743-A, 2744, 2745, 2745-A, 2745-B, 2745-C, 2745-
D, 2745-E, 2745-F, 2745-G, 2748, 2749-C, 2750, 2754, 2756,
2757, 2758, 2759 and 2760;

 
3. Group health insurance: Title 24-A, sections 2832,
2833, 2834, 2834-A, 2835, 2837, 2837-A, 2837-B, 2837-C, 2837-
D, 2837-E, 2837-F, 2837-G, 2837-H, 2840-A, 2842, 2843, 2845,
2846, 2847, 2847-E, 2847-F, 2847-G, 2847-H, 2847-I, 2847-J and
2847-K;

 
4. Health maintenance organizations: Title 24-A, sections
4229, 4234, 4234-A, 4234-B, 4234-D, 4234-E, 4236, 4237, 4237-
A, 4238, 4240, 4241, 4242, 4244, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4250 and
4251; and

 
5. All health plans: Title 24-A, sections 4310, 4311 and
4314; and be it further

 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Professional and
Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance shall report its
findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and
Financial Services by January 15, 2004. In its report, the
bureau shall specifically identify which of the sections of
the Maine Revised Statutes subject to review under this
resolve should be repealed, amended or continued; and be it
further

 
Sec. 4. Repeal. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on
Insurance and Financial Services shall submit a bill to the
Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature to repeal
those mandated health benefit laws recommended by the
Department of


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