| | |
If a parent is required by court or administrative order to provide | | health coverage for a child and if the child is a Medicaid | | recipient, an insurer shall permit either the custodial parent or | | the Department of Human Services to request and receive prior | | authorization for medical services when prior authorization is | | required to maximize the type and scope of benefits available to | | the child. |
|
| | | Sec. 4. 39-A MRSA §106, as amended by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §63 | | and affected by Pt. E, §2, is further amended to read: |
|
| | | §106. Invalidity of waiver of rights; claims not |
|
| | | No agreement by an employee, unless approved by the board or | | by the Commissioner of Labor, to waive the employee's rights to | | compensation under this Act is valid. No claims for compensation | | under this Act are assignable or subject to attachment or liable | | in any way for debt, except for the enforcement of a current | | support obligation or support arrears pursuant to Title 19-A, | | chapter 65, subchapter II, article 3 or Title 19-A, chapter 65, | | subchapter III, or for reimbursement of general assistance | | pursuant to Title 22, section 4318, or for reimbursement of | | Medicaid pursuant to Title 22, sections 14 or 18. |
|
| | | This bill enacts procedures and methodologies for the | | Department of Human Services to maximize the use of available | | medical coverage, enhance the federal mandate that Medicaid be | | the payer of last resort and require pertinent organizations or | | insurers to electronically identify in a manner requested by the | | department former or current Medicaid recipients who have health | | insurance coverage. |
|
|
