Sec. C-5. 24-A MRSA §6908, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:

C. Have and exercise all powers necessary or convenient to effect the purposes for which Dirigo Health is organized or to further the activities in which Dirigo Health may lawfully be engaged, including the establishment of the Dirigo Health Insurance Program;

Sec. C-6. 24-A MRSA §6908, sub-§2, ¶¶C to F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §8, are amended to read:

C. Determine the comprehensive services and benefits to be included in the Dirigo Health Insurance Program and develop the specifications for the Dirigo Health Insurance Program in accordance with the provisions in section 6910. Within 30 days of its determination of the benefit package to be offered through the Dirigo Health Insurance Program, the board shall report on the benefit package, including the estimated premium and applicable coinsurance, deductibles, copayments and out-of-pocket maximums, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial services matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters;

D. Develop and implement a program to publicize the existence of Dirigo Health and the Dirigo Health Insurance Program and the eligibility requirements and the enrollment procedures for the Dirigo Health Insurance Program and to maintain public awareness of Dirigo Health and the Dirigo Health Insurance Program;

E. Arrange the provision of Dirigo Health Insurance Program benefit coverage to eligible individuals and eligible employees through contracts with one or more qualified bidders;

F. Develop a high-risk pool for plan enrollees in the Dirigo Health Insurance Program in accordance with the provisions of section 6971; and