An Act To Amend the Maine Health Data Organization Laws Regarding Dental Services
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1760
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MAYO, MILLER, LERMAN
Amends: 22 MRSA §8706

Legislative Document 
No. 1760 
S.P.677 
In Senate, December 30, 2005 
An Act To Amend the Maine Health Data Organization Laws 
Regarding Dental Services 
Submitted by the Maine Health Data Organization pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 28, 2005. Referred to the Committee 
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Senator MAYO of Sagadahoc. 
Cosponsored by Representative MILLER of Somerville and 
Representative: LERMAN of Augusta. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8706, sub-§2, ,C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
457, §13, is further amended to read: 
C. 
The operations of the . organization must be supported 
from 3 sources as ~rovirled in thii paragraph: 
(1) 
Fees collected pursuant to paragraphs A and B; 
(2) 
Annual assessments of not less than $100 assessed 
against the following entities licensed under Titles 24 
and 
24-A: 
nonprofit 
hospital 
and 
medical 
service 
organizations, 
health 
insurance 
carriers 
and 
health 
maintenance organizations on the basis of the total 
annual 
health 
care 
premium; 
and 
3rd-party 
administrators 
and 
carriers 
that 
provide 
only 
administrative services for a plan sponsor on the basis 
of claims processed or paid for each plan sponsor. 
The 
assessments are to b~ determined on an annual basis by 
the board. 
Health care policies issued for specified 
disease, 
accldent, 
injury, 
hospital 
indemnity, 
disability, 
long-term care or other limited benefit 
health insurance policies are not subject to assessment 
under this subparagraph. 
The total dollar amount of 
assessments 
under 
this 
subparagraph 
must 
equal 
the 
assessments under subparagraph (3). 
For purposes of 
this subparagraph, policies issued for dental services 
are 
not 
conSidered 
to 
be 
limited 
benefit 
health 
insurance policies; and 
(3) 
Annual assessments of not less than $100 assessed 
by the organization against providers. 
The assessments 
are to be determined on an annual basis by the board. 
The 
total 
dollar 
am·ount 
of 
assessments 
under 
this 
subparagraph 
must 
equal 
the 
assessments 
under 
subparagraph (2). 
The 
aggregate 
level 
of 
annual 
assessments 
under 
subparagraphs (2) and (3) must be an amount sufficient to 
meet the organization's expenditures authorized in the sta,te 
budget established under Title 5, chapter 149. 
The annual 
assessment 
may 
not 
exceed 
$1,346,904 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2002-03. 
In subsequent fiscal years, the annual assessment 
may increase above $1,346,904 by an amount not to exceed 5% 
per fiscal year. 
The board may waive assessments otherwise 
due 
under 
subparagraphs 
(2) 
and 
(3) 
when 
a 
waiver 
is 
determined to be in the interests of the organization and 
the parties to be assessed. 
Page l-LR2554(1) 
SUMMARY 
This bill clarifies that dental services are not limited 
benefit health insurance polices and are subject to assessment of 
permanent funding under the Maine Health Data Organization laws.