Sec. VV-19. 24-A MRSA §4234-A, sub-§§4 and 5, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 407, §10, are amended to read:

4. Requirement. Every health maintenance organization that issues individual or group health care contracts providing coverage for hospital care to residents of this State shall provide benefits as required in this section to any subscriber or other person covered under those contracts for conditions arising from mental illness.

5. Services. Each individual or group contract must provide, at a minimum, for medically necessary health care for a person suffering from mental illness. Medically necessary health care includes, but is not limited to, the following benefits services for a person suffering from a mental or nervous condition illness:

A. Inpatient services;

B. Day treatment services; and

C. Outpatient services.; and

D.__Home health care services.

Sec. VV-20. 24-A MRSA §4234-A, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1995, c. 637, §6, is further amended to read:

6. Coverage for treatment of certain mental illnesses. Coverage for medical treatment for mental illnesses listed in paragraph A A-1 is subject to this subsection.

A. All group contracts must provide, at a minimum, benefits according to paragraph B, subparagraph (1) for a person receiving medical treatment for any of the following mental illnesses diagnosed by a licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician or a licensed psychologist who is trained and has received a doctorate in psychology specializing in the evaluation and treatment of human behavior:

(1) Schizophrenia;

(2) Bipolar disorder;