132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 784 LR 577(03)
An Act to Create a Rebuttable Presumption Related to Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-95)
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
             
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill may encourage health insurance carriers to cover specialized risk screenings for first responders in order to avoid potential legal exposure by establishing a rebuttal presumption when health insurance carriers fail to exercise ordinary care when making health care treatment decisions for first responders seeking preventive care. This will potentially increase costs to the State Employee Health Plan. A more precise estimate of the fiscal impact is not possible at this time.