CHAPTER 214

S.P. 408 - L.D. 1277

An Act To Allow a Retiree Eligible for State-paid Health

Insurance Coverage To Decline Coverage and Reenroll at a

Later Date

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§3-C is enacted to read:

3-C.__Retirees may decline coverage and reenroll.__A retiree eligible for a group health plan under subsection 1, paragraph G may elect to decline or to withdraw from coverage under the plan and to reenroll in the plan at a later date pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.

A.__The retiree must demonstrate that the retiree was covered under this plan or another health insurance plan for at least 18 months immediately prior to reenrollment or that health insurance coverage for that person pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 under a prior plan has been exhausted.

B.__Any conditions on eligibility or coverage under subsection 1-A, paragraph D or E continue to apply at the time of reenrollment.

C. The retiree may reenroll in the same contract type in which the retiree was enrolled at the time the retiree declined or withdrew from coverage, except for any change in contract type allowed under subsection 3-B.