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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§14, ¶D  is enacted to read:
 
D.  In order to facilitate the competitive bidding process in procuring health insurance for a school administrative unit's employees under this subsection, a school administrative unit may request from the insurer providing health insurance coverage to its employees and retirees loss information concerning all employees and retirees and their dependents covered under the insurer's policy or contract on a statewide basis pursuant to Title 24-A, section 2803-A.
Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2803-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 428, Pt. D, §1, is further amended to read:
 
2. Disclosure of basic loss information.   Upon written request, every insurer shall provide loss information concerning a group policy or contract to its policyholder or, to a former policyholder or to a school administrative unit pursuant to Title 20-A, section 1001, subsection 14, paragraph D within 21 business days of the date of the request. This subsection does not apply to a former policyholder whose coverage terminated more than 18 months prior to the date of a request.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and replaces the bill. The amendment allows an individual school administrative unit to request from its insurer loss information related to all employees and retirees and their dependents covered under the insurer's policy issued to school administrative units on a statewide basis.