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Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2 and 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §405-A  is enacted to read:
§ 405-A.  Certification of regional insurers or health maintenance organizations to transact individual health insurance
To qualify under this section and section 405, subsection 7, a regional insurer or health maintenance organization, as described in this section, may not transact individual health insurance in this State by mail, the Internet or otherwise unless the superintendent has issued a certification that the requirements of this section have been met. The superintendent shall issue a certification or deny certification within 30 days of a request. A regional insurer or health maintenance organization shall meet the following requirements.
 
1.  Regional insurer; authority to transact individual health insurance in certain states.     As used in this section, "regional insurer or health maintenance organization" means an insurer or health maintenance organization that is domiciled in and holds a valid certificate of authority to transact individual health insurance in one of the following states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
 
2.  Compliance with laws of state.     Any policy, contract or certificate of individual health insurance offered for sale in this State by a regional insurer or health maintenance organization must comply with the applicable individual health insurance laws in the state of its domicile, and any such policy must be actively marketed in that state.
 
3.  Minimum surplus and reserve levels.     The regional insurer or health maintenance organization shall maintain minimum capital and surplus requirements and maintain reserves as required by section 410; section 901-A; sections 951 to 958-A; section 4204, subsection 2-A, paragraph D; and section 4204-A, as applicable.
 
4.  Disclosure and reporting.     The regional insurer or health maintenance organization shall meet the requirements of section 4302 for reporting plan information with respect to individual health plans offered for sale in this State and disclose to prospective enrollees how the health plans differ from individual health plans offered by domestic insurers in a format approved by the superintendent within 90 days of the effective date of this section. Health plan policies and applications for coverage must contain the following disclosure statement or a substantially similar statement: "This policy is issued by a regional insurer or health maintenance organization and is governed by the laws and regulations of [state of regional insurer or health maintenance organization's state of domicile]. This policy may not be subject to all the insurance laws and rules of the State of Maine, including coverage of certain health care services or benefits mandated by Maine law. Before purchasing this policy, you should carefully review the terms and conditions of coverage under this policy, including any exclusions or limitations of coverage."
 
5.  Grievance procedures.     The regional insurer or health maintenance organization shall meet the requirements of section 4303, subsection 4 for grievance procedures with respect to health plans offered for sale in this State.
 
6.  Complaint process.     The regional insurer or health maintenance organization shall respond to inquiries from the bureau related to consumer complaints in accordance with section 220, subsection 2.
 
7.  Unfair trade practices.     The provisions of chapter 23 apply to the regional insurer or health maintenance organization permitted to transact health insurance under this section or section 405.
 
8.  Taxes; assessments.     The regional insurer or health maintenance organization is subject to applicable taxes or assessments imposed on insurers transacting individual health insurance in this State pursuant to this Title and Title 36.
 
9.  Service of process.     The regional insurer or health maintenance organization shall designate an agent for receiving service of legal documents and process in the manner provided in this Title.
 
10.  Compliance with court orders.     The regional insurer or health maintenance organization shall comply with lawful orders from courts of competent jurisdiction issued on a voluntary dissolution proceeding or in response to a petition for an injunction by the superintendent asserting that the regional insurer or health maintenance organization is in a hazardous financial condition.
 
11.  Participation in guaranty association.     The regional insurer or health maintenance organization shall participate in an insurance insolvency guaranty association to which a domestic insurer or health maintenance organization that transacts individual health insurance in this State is required to belong in accordance with this Title. The regional insurer or health maintenance organization is considered a "member insurer" as defined under section 4605-A for the purposes of participation in the insurance insolvency guaranty association.
For the purposes of this section, "health insurance" does not include the following types of insurance or any combination of those types of insurance: accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, dental, vision, disability income, long-term care, Medicare supplement or other limited benefit health insurance.
Except as expressly provided in this section, the requirements of this Title do not apply to a regional insurer or health maintenance organization permitted to transact health insurance under this section or section 405.
Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §405-B  is enacted to read:
§ 405-B.  Domestic insurers; individual health insurance approved in other states
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title except as expressly provided, a domestic insurer or health maintenance organization may offer for sale in this State an individual health plan duly authorized for sale in another state by a parent or subsidiary of the domestic insurer if the following requirements are met.
 
1.  Certificate of authority from state of domicile.     The parent or subsidiary of the domestic insurer or health maintenance organization must be domiciled in and hold a valid certificate of authority to transact individual health insurance in one of the following states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
 
2.  Compliance with laws of state of domicile.     Any policy, contract or certificate of individual health insurance offered for sale in this State by a domestic insurer or health maintenance organization must comply with the applicable individual health insurance laws in the state of domicile of the parent or subsidiary, and any such policy must be actively marketed in that state.
 
3.  Disclosure and reporting.     The domestic insurer or health maintenance organization shall meet the requirements of section 4302 for reporting plan information with respect to individual health plans offered for sale in this State and disclose to prospective enrollees how the individual health plans of the parent or subsidiary differ from individual health plans offered by domestic insurers in a format approved by the superintendent within 90 days of the effective date of this section. Health plan policies and applications for coverage must contain the following disclosure statement or a substantially similar statement: "This policy is issued by a domestic insurer or health maintenance organization but is governed by the laws and rules of [state of domicile of parent or subsidiary of domestic insurer], which is the state of domicile of the parent or subsidiary of the domestic insurer or health maintenance organization. This policy may not be subject to all the insurance laws and rules of the State of Maine, including coverage of certain health care services or benefits mandated by Maine law. Before purchasing this policy, you should carefully review the terms and conditions of coverage under this policy, including any exclusions or limitations of coverage."
 
4.  Grievance procedures.     The domestic insurer or health maintenance organization shall meet the requirements of section 4303, subsection 4 for grievance procedures with respect to health plans offered for sale in this State.
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Insurance - Bureau of 0092
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the costs of implementing and administering the provisions permitting out-of-state carriers to offer health insurance policies to Maine residents, including the costs of one half-time Attorney position, one Insurance Claims Examiner position and one half-time Public Service Manager I position.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	2.000	2.000	
Personal Services	$75,417	$159,709	
All Other	$49,253	$47,291	
 	  	  	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$124,670	$207,000	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. This amendment:
1. Removes language from the bill that would have authorized out-of-state health insurers to offer group health plans for sale in the State, and retains language that authorizes out-of-state health insurers to offer individual health plans for sale in the State;
2. Clarifies that the out-of-state insurer must respond to any consumer complaints raised to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance;
3. Clarifies that the term "health insurance" does not include accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, dental, vision, disability income, long-term care, Medicare supplement or other limited benefit health insurance; and
4. Adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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