CHAPTER 128

H.P. 429 - L.D. 596

An Act To Make Insurance Coverage Available for Medically

Necessary Breast Reduction and Symptomatic Varicose Vein

Surgery

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

Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2332-N is enacted to read:

§2332-N.__Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and

symptomatic varicose vein surgery

All individual and group nonprofit hospital and medical services plan policies, contracts and certificates and all nonprofit health care plan policies, contracts and certificates must make available coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery determined to be medically necessary health care as defined in Title 24-A, section 4301-A, subsection 10-A.

Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2761 is enacted to read:

§2761.__Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and

symptomatic varicose vein surgery

All individual health insurance policies, contracts and certificates must make available coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery determined to be medically necessary health care as defined in section 4301-A, subsection 10-A.

Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2847-L is enacted to read:

§2847-L.__Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and

symptomatic varicose vein surgery