APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 28, 2023 347
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 582 - L.D. 935
An Act to Remove Barriers to Abortion Coverage in Private Insurance
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §4320-M, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 274, §5, is
amended to read:
2. Limits; deductible; copayment; coinsurance. A health plan that provides
coverage for the services required by this section may contain provisions for maximum
benefits and coinsurance and reasonable limitations, deductibles and exclusions to the
extent that these provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements of this section.
Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §4320-M, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A. Cost sharing prohibited. Notwithstanding subsection 2, a health plan with an
effective date on or after January 1, 2024 may not impose any deductible, copayment,
coinsurance or other cost-sharing requirement for the costs of abortion services. This
subsection does not apply to a health plan offered for use with a health savings account
unless the federal Internal Revenue Service determines that the requirements in this
subsection are permissible in a high deductible health plan as defined in the federal Internal
Revenue Code, Section 223(c)(2).
Sec. 3. Application. The requirements of this Act apply to all policies, contracts and
certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed in this State on
or after January 1, 2024. For purposes of this Act, all contracts are deemed to be renewed
no later than the next yearly anniversary of the contract date.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 935, HP 582: 24-A.4320
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 347: 24-A.4320