130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2021
Legislative Document No. 748
H.P. 553 House of Representatives, March 5, 2021
An Act To Remove Coverage under the MaineCare Program for
Abortions Not Covered by Medicaid
Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative JAVNER of Chester.
Cosponsored by Senator STEWART of Aroostook and
Representatives: CONNOR of Lewiston, DUCHARME of Madison, GRIFFIN of Levant,
KINNEY of Knox, O'CONNOR of Berwick, STANLEY of Medway, STETKIS of Canaan,
Senator: KEIM of Oxford.
Printed on recycled paper
 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2 Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3196, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 274, §1, is repealed.
3 SUMMARY
4 Public Law 2019, chapter 274 enacted the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section
5 3196, which requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide coverage
6 to a MaineCare member for abortion services. Abortion services that are not federally
7 approved Medicaid services must be funded by the State.
8 This bill repeals Title 22, section 3196, removing the requirement that the department
9 fund abortion services for MaineCare members and removing the requirement that the State
10 pay when the abortion services are not covered by Medicaid.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 748, HP 553: 22.3196