3.__Enrollee.__"Enrollee" means a person enrolled in the plan.

4.__Fund.__"Fund" means the Maine Universal Health Care Fund.

5.__Plan.__"Plan" means the Maine Universal Health Care Plan.

6.__Provider.__"Provider" means any person, organization, corporation or association that provides health care services and products and is authorized to provide those services and products under the laws of this State.

7.__Resident.__"Resident" means a person who resides within the State.

§4163.__Maine Universal Health Care Plan established

The Maine Universal Health Care Plan is established to provide universal access to high-quality, affordable health care for the people of this State.__The plan must offer health care coverage beginning January 1, 2004 and be administered and overseen by the agency in accordance with this chapter that includes the purchase of reinsurance or stop loss coverage from a reinsurer licensed to do business in this State.__The plan may be administered through a self-insured arrangement or through a contract with a carrier licensed to do business in this State.

1. Eligibility.__Residents of the State are eligible to receive covered health care services under the plan in accordance with the requirements of this section. The agency shall adopt rules regarding certification of eligibility for the plan, application for a plan card and membership in the plan.__The rules must provide for at least the following.

A.__Each resident of the State is eligible and may become an enrollee if the agency certifies that the resident has provided evidence of coverage under a primary health care policy offered pursuant to section 2736-C, subsection 8-A, section 2808-B, subsection 8-A and section 4315 and approved by the superintendent or under a medical savings account established pursuant to federal or state law.

B.__Eligibility may extend to an enrollee's spouse and dependents if the evidence of coverage under a primary health care policy demonstrates coverage for the enrollee's spouse and dependents.