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| | | An Act To Increase Accessibility to Health Insurance |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, persons who have legally immigrated to Maine are being | | denied access to private health insurance; and |
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| | | Whereas, the definition of "legally domiciled" in current | | insurance law needs to be broadened to allow persons who have | | legally immigrated to Maine and reside in Maine to have access to | | individual health insurance; and |
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| | | Whereas, this legislation will expand the definitions in the | | insurance law so that persons who have legally immigrated will | | now be eligible for individual health insurance; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §2736-C, sub-§1, śC-1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 256, | | Pt. C, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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