C. Notice must be mailed to the bureau.

Sec. B-3. 24-A MRSA §4209, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 189, §3 and affected by §4, is amended to read:

6. Notification of cancellation. A health maintenance organization must provide may not cancel or refuse to renew any contract until it has provided by first class mail at least 10 days' prior notification of cancellation for nonpayment of enrollment charges according to this section. The notice must include the date of cancellation of coverage and the time period for exercising contract conversion rights. The notice also must include an explanation of the applicable grace period. Notification is not required when the insurer has received written notice from the group contract holder that replacement coverage has been obtained.

A. Notice must be mailed to the group contract holder or subgroup sponsor.

B. At the time of notification under paragraph A, notice must be mailed to the individual enrollee at: the last address provided to the health__maintenance organization by the group contract holder, the subgroup sponsor or the enrollee.

(1) The last address provided by the group contract holder to the health maintenance organization; or

(2) The office of the subgroup sponsor, if any, or the group contract holder.

C. Notice must be mailed to the Bureau of Insurance and to the Bureau of Labor Standards.

PART C

Sec. C-1. 24-A MRSA §1901, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 609, §2, is further amended by amending the first paragraph to read:

1. "Administrator" means any person who, on behalf of a plan sponsor, health care service plan, health maintenance organization or insurer, receives or collects charges, contributions or premiums for, or adjusts or settles claims on residents of this State in connection with any type of life, annuity, health or, workers' compensation or employee benefit