Sec. C-6. 24-A MRSA §2847-F, sub-§2, as reallocated by PL 1997, c. 370, Pt. H, §1, is amended to read:

2. Application. This section applies to all policies and contracts executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed in this State on or after January 1, 1997. For purposes of this section, all contracts are deemed to be renewed no later than the next yearly anniversary of the contract date. The requirements of this section additionally apply to all certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed in this State after July 1, 2003.

Sec. C-7. 24-A MRSA §2847-G, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3.__Application to certificates.__In addition to policies and contracts otherwise covered under this section, the requirements of this section apply to all certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed in this State after July 1, 2003.

PART D

Sec. D-1. 24-A MRSA §4234-B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 258, Pt. A, §4, is further amended to read:

§4234-B. Maternity and routine newborn care

Individual and group contracts issued by a health maintenance organization that provide maternity benefits, including benefits for childbirth, shall provide coverage for services related to maternity and routine newborn care, including coverage for hospital stay, in accordance with the attending physician's or attending certified nurse midwife's determination in conjunction with the mother that the mother and newborn meet the criteria outlined in the "Guidelines for Perinatal Care," published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. For the purposes of this section, "routine newborn care" does not include any services provided after the mother has been discharged from the hospital. For the purposes of this section, "attending physician" includes the obstetrician, pediatrician or other physician attending the