| 6.__Annual deductible.__The costs of services, which must be |
| calculated based on a rate consistent with current, average |
| reimbursement levels in this State, associated with the |
| defined benefit coverage must be recorded toward the annual |
| deductible amount.__A minimum and maximum calendar year |
| deductible amount for the first year of operation must be |
| established by the plan for single subscribers and family |
| subscribers.__Between these limits, the plan shall establish |
| an administratively manageable set of tiers that represent, on |
| average, 30% of the individual's or family's adjusted gross |
| income as reported to the Treasurer of State for the calendar |
| year immediately preceding the date of the enrollee's |
| eligibility.__Subsequent to the first year of operation, these |
| minimum and maximum deductible amounts must increase at a rate |
| equal to the Consumer Price Index in the State for the |
| previous calendar year.__The accrual of deductible amounts |
| restarts each January 1st.__These deductible amounts can not |
| be changed without the approval of the Governor. |