An Act To Enact the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1274
Committee Amendment CA_A_S110 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 394, L.D. 1274, Bill, "An Act To Enact 
the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §4326 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 
to 12 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'1. Establishment. The Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program, referred to 
in this section as "the consumer assistance program," is established to provide support for 
consumers, including prospective consumers, of health insurance, referred to in this 
section as "consumers," and to customer assistance programs and public and private 
health insurance assistance programs. 
The Attorney General shall contract with a 
nonprofit, independent health insurance consumer assistance entity, which may not be an 
insurer, to operate the consumer assistance program.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §4326 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 31 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"superintendent" and inserting the following: 
'Attorney General' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §4326 in subsection 3 in the 4th line (page 1, line 33 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"superintendent" and inserting the following: 
'Attorney General' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration - Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to the Attorney General to contract with a designated, 
nonprofit and independent health insurance consumer assistance entity to operate the 
Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 'fr-" to S.P. 394, L.D. 1274 c S, · ) I ?) 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2020-21 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment transfers the responsibility for contracting for the Health Insurance 
Consumer Assistance Program from the Bureau of Insurance to the Attorney General. 
The amendment also makes other clarifying changes to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/09/19 ::Wac. 
LD 1274 
LR 1516(02) 
An Act To Enact the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''ft." (S·-\ 10 
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$200,000 
$200,000 
The bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of$200,000 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to the Office of 
the Attorney General to contract for a Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program. 
LRIS 16(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I