| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2332-J is enacted to read: |
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| §2332-J.__Coverage for eating disorders |
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| | All individual and group nonprofit hospital and medical | services plan policies and contracts and all nonprofit health | care plan policies and contracts must provide coverage for the | treatment of eating disorders. |
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| | Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2756 is enacted to read: |
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| §2756.__Coverage for eating disorders |
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| | All individual health policies and contracts, except | accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, | Medicare supplement, long-term care and other limited benefit | health insurance policies and contracts must provide coverage for | the treatment of eating disorders. |
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| | Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2847-G is enacted to read: |
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| §2847-G.__Coverage for eating disorders |
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| | All group insurance policies and contracts, except accidental | injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare | supplement, long-term care and other limited benefit health | insurance policies and contracts must provide coverage for the | treatment of eating disorders. |
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| | Sec. 4. 24-A MRSA §4245 is enacted to read: |
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| §4245.__Coverage for eating disorders |
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| | All health maintenance organization individual and group | health contracts must provide coverage for the treatment of | eating disorders. |
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| | Sec. 5. Applicability. This Act applies to all policies and contracts | executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed on | or after the effective date of this Act. All policies and | contracts are deemed to be renewed no later than the next yearly | anniversary of the contract date. |
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| | This bill requires health insurance policies and contracts to | provide coverage for eating disorders. |
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