Resolve, To Implement a Process That Provides for Sunsetting Health Insurance Mandates
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0666
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: TURNER, SHOREY, O'BRIEN, ROSEN

Legislative Document 
No. 666 
S.P.230 
In Senate, February 11, 2003 
Resolve, To Implement a Process That Provides for Sunsetting 
Health Insurance Mandates 
Reference to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator TURNER of Cumberland. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Senator: SHOREY of Washington, Representatives: O'BRIEN of Augusta, 
ROSEN of Bucksport. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Sec. 1. Bureau of Insurance review. Resolved: 
That the 8ureau 
of Insurance within the Department of Professional and Financial 
Regulation shall review existing state mandated benefits laws, 
mandated health 
insurance 
coverage 
and 
mandated offerings of 
health benefits specified in section 2 of this resolve in the 
same manner as required under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
24-A, section 2752 for proposed new mandated benefits and shall 
issue a report and recommendations as specified in section 3 of 
this resolve; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Provisions subject to review. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
following 
mandated 
health 
insurance 
benefits 
are 
subject 
to 
review under this resolve: 
1. 
Nonprofit hospitals and medical service organizations, 
including: the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24, sections 2318, 
2318-A, 
2319, 
2320, 
2320-A, 
2320-8, 
2320-C, 
2320-D, 
2320-E, 
2320-F, 
2320-G, 
2324, 
2325-A, 
2329, 
2331, 
2332-8, 
2332-F, 
2332-G, 
2332-J, 2332-K, 2332-L and 2332-M; 
2. 
Individual health insurance: 
Title 24-A, sections 2741, 
2742,2743, 2743-A, 2744,2745, 2745-A, 2745-8, 
2745-C, 2745-D, 
2745-E, 
2745-F, 
2745-G, 
2748, 
2749-C, 
2750, 
2754, 
2756, 
2757, 
2758, 2759 and 2760; 
3. 
Group health 
insurance: 
Title 
24-A, 
sections 
2832, 
2833, 2834, 2834-A, 2835, 2837, 
2837-A, 2837-8, 
2837-C, 
2837-D, 
2837-E, 2837-F, 2837-G, 
2837-H, 
2840-A, 
2842, 
2843, 
2845, 
2846, 
2847, 2847-E, 2847-F, 2847-G, 2847-H, 2847-1, 2847-J and 2847-K; 
4. 
Health maintenance organizations: 
Title 24-A, sections 
4229, 4234, 4234-A, 4234-B, 4234-D, 4234-E, 4236, 4237, 4237-A, 
4238, 4240, 4241, 4242, 4244, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4250 and 4251; 
and 
5. All health plans: Title 24-A, 
sections 4310, 
4311 and 
4314; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Report. Resolved: 
That the Department of Professional 
and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance shall report its 
findings 
to 
the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Insurance 
and 
Financial Services 
by January 15, 
2004. 
In its report, 
the 
bureau shall specifically identify which of the sections of the 
Maine 
Revised Statutes subject to 
review 
under this 
resolve 
should be repealed, amended or continued; and be it further 
Sec. 4. Repeal. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on 
Insurance 
and Financial Services shall submit 
a bill to the 
mandated health benefit laws 
recommended by the Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance 
repeal in the report required pursuant to section 3 of 
resolve. 
for 
this 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation, 
Bureau of 
Insurance to 
review existing 
mandated health insurance benefits in the same manner as it is 
currently 
required 
to 
review 
new 
proposals 
for 
mandated 
coverage. 
The bureau must report to the Joint Standing Committee 
on Insurance and Financial Services by January 15, 2004 on the 
social and financial impacts, the medical efficacy of mandating 
the benefit and the effects of balancing the social, economic and 
medical 
efficacy 
considerations 
and 
determine 
which 
of 
the 
existing mandates are to be repealed, amended or continued. The 
resolve requires the committee to submit legislation to repeal 
those mandates recommended for repeal in the bureau's report.