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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
PART A

 
Sec. A-1. 22 MRSA c. 106 is enacted to read:

 
CHAPTER 106

 
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE

 
SUBCHAPTER I

 
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 
§371.__Definitions

 
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

 
1. Agency.__"Agency" means the Maine Health Care Agency
established by section 375.

 
2. Council.__"Council" means the Maine Health Care Council
established by section 377.

 
3. Fund.__"Fund" means the Maine Health Care Trust Fund
established by section 374, subsection 1.

 
4. Global budget. "Global budget" means a statewide aggregate
amount budgeted for the provision of all health care services or
for any sector of health care services.

 
5. Open plan.__"Open plan" means the benefit delivery system
for the Maine Health Care Plan that is open to all plan members
and all participating providers, as specified in rules adopted
pursuant to section 372, subsection 4.

 
6. Organized delivery system. "Organized delivery system"
means an organization that provides or contracts for a complete
range of health care services, as specified in rules adopted
pursuant to section 372, subsection 4, paragraph A.

 
7. Participating provider.__"Participating provider" means a
provider approved for the delivery of health care services
pursuant to section 372, subsection 4.

 
8. Plan.__"Plan" means the Maine Health Care Plan established
by section 372.


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