Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶I, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. E, §2, is further amended to read:

I. Any licensed foster parent caring for a child or children in the foster parent's residence whose care is reimbursed through the Department of Human Services for the period during which the child or children are in that foster parent's care; and

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. E, §3, is amended to read:

J. Legislative employees that are recipients of retirement allowances from the Maine State Retirement System based upon creditable service as teachers, as defined by section 17001, subsection 42.;

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶¶K and L are enacted to read:

K.__Any employee of a federally qualified health center;__ and

L.__Any employee of the Maine Primary Care Association, or its successor association of community health centers.

SUMMARY

This bill extends eligibility to the employees of federally qualified health centers and the Maine Primary Care Association to participate in the State's group health plan.