PART A

Sec. A-1. 24-A MRSA §2850-B, sub-§3, ¶¶G and H, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 445, §30 and affected by §32, are amended to read:

G. When the carrier ceases offering a product and meets the following requirements:

(1) In the large group market:

(a) The carrier must provide notice to the policyholder and to the insureds at least 90 days before termination;

(b) The carrier must offer to each policyholder the option to purchase any other product currently being offered in the large group market; and

(c) In exercising the option to discontinue the product and in offering the option of coverage under division (b), the carrier must act uniformly without regard to the claims experience of the policyholders or the health status of the insureds or prospective insureds;

(2) In the small group market:

(a) The carrier shall replace the product with a product that complies with the requirements of this section, including renewability, and with section 2808-B;

(b) The superintendent shall find that the replacement is in the best interests of the policyholders; and

(c) The carrier shall provide notice to the policyholder and to the insureds at least 90 days before replacement; or

(3) In the individual market:

(a) The carrier shall replace the product with a product that complies with the requirements of this section, including renewability, and with section 2736-C;