| | | master's degree in counseling or a related field from an | | accredited educational institution and has been employed as | | counselor for at least 2 years. Any contract providing coverage | | for the services of counseling professionals pursuant to this | | subsection may be subject to any reasonable limitations, maximum | | benefits, coinsurance, deductibles or exclusion provisions | applicable to overall benefits under the contract. This | subsection applies to all contracts executed, delivered, issued | for delivery, continued or renewed in this State on or after | January 1, 1998. For purposes of this subsection, all contracts | are deemed renewed no later than the next yearly anniversary of | the contract date. |
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| | | Sec. VV-24. 24-A MRSA §4234-A, sub-§11, as amended by PL 1995, c. 673, | | Pt. D, §8, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 11. Application. Except as otherwise provided, the | | requirements of this section apply to all policies, contracts and | | certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued | or renewed in this State on and after July 1, 1996 | | entered into with the State Government or the Federal Government | | to service Medicaid or Medicare populations may limit the | | services provided under such contracts consistent with the terms | | of those contracts if mental health services are provided to | these populations by other means. For purposes of this section, | all contracts are deemed renewed no later than the next yearly | anniversary of the contract date. |
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| | | Sec. VV-25. Application. The requirements of this Part apply to all | | policies, contracts and certificates executed, delivered, issued | | for delivery, continued or renewed in this State on or after | | October 1, 2003. For purposes of this Part, all contracts are | | deemed to be renewed no later than the next yearly anniversary of | | the contract date. |
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| | | Sec. VV-26. Exemption from review. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised | | Statutes, Title 24-A, section 2752, this Part is enacted without | | review and evaluation by the Department of Professional and | | Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance. |
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| | | Sec. VV-27. Bureau of Insurance report. The Department of Professional | | and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance shall review and | | evaluate the financial impact, social impact and medical efficacy | | of the mandated health insurance benefit required in this Part | | after its enactment in the same manner as required for proposed | | mandated health benefits legislation in the Maine Revised | | Statutes, Title 24-A, section 2752. The bureau also shall | | include a comparison of the projected cost impact of this | | mandated benefit prior to enactment and the actual cost impact of | | the mandated benefit based on premium information |
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