Sec. B-1. 24-A MRSA §2834-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 445, §19 and affected by §32, is amended to read:
3. Requirement. If a policy makes coverage available with respect to dependents of certificate holders, the policy must provide for a dependent special enrollment period when a person becomes a dependent of an eligible individual through marriage, birth or adoption or placement for adoption or if a court order is issued changing custody of a child. During this period, the new dependent may be enrolled under the plan as a dependent of the eligible individual and, in the case of the birth or adoption of a child, the spouse of the eligible individual may be enrolled as a dependent if otherwise eligible for coverage. If the eligible individual is not already enrolled, the individual may enroll during this period.
Sec. B-2. 24-A MRSA §2834-B, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 445, §19 and affected by §32, is amended to read:
B. The date of the marriage, birth or adoption or placement for adoption or the date of the court order.
Sec. B-3. 24-A MRSA §2834-B, sub-§5, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 445, §19 and affected by §32, are amended to read:
B. In the case of a dependent's birth, as of the date of the birth; or
C. In the case of a dependent's adoption or placement for adoption, as of the date of the adoption or placement for adoption.; or
Sec. B-4. 24-A MRSA §2834-B, sub-§5, ¶D is enacted to read:
D. In the case of a court order changing custody of a child, as of the date of the order.
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