Sec. D-6. 24-A MRSA §2436, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 569, §1, is amended to read:

2-A. For purposes of this section, an "undisputed claim" means a timely claim for payment of covered health care expenses under a policy or certificate providing health care coverage that is submitted to an insurer on in the insurer's standard claim form electronic data format using the most current published procedural codes with all the required fields completed with correct and complete information in accordance with the insurer's published claims filing requirements. This subsection applies only to a policy or certificate of a health plan as defined in section 4301-A, subsection 7.

Sec. D-7. 24-A MRSA §2736-C, sub-§2, ¶B-1 is enacted to read:

B-1.__In no instance may a rate reflect the cost to the individual health carrier of the recovery amount applied in accordance with section 6920.

Sec. D-8. 24-A MRSA §2808-B, sub-§§2-A to 2-C are enacted to read:

2-A.__Rate filings.__A carrier offering small group health plans shall file with the superintendent every rate, rating formula and classification of risks and every modification of any formula or classification that it proposes to use.__Every filing must state the effective date of the filing.__Every filing must be made not less than 60 days in advance of the stated effective date, unless the 60-day requirement is waived by the superintendent.

2-B.__Rate review and hearings.__Except as provided in subsection 2-C, rate filings are subject to this subsection.

A.__The effective date may be suspended by the superintendent for a period of time not to exceed 30 days.__ In the case of a filing that meets the criteria in paragraph E, the superintendent may suspend the effective date for a longer period not to exceed 30 days from the date the