Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4317-E – Coverage for emergency supply of chronic maintenance drugs
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1. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, “chronic maintenance drug” has the same meaning as in Title 32, section 13786?F, subsection 1.
[PL 2021, c. 566, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4317-E
- Carrier: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4301-AHealth plan: means a plan offered or administered by a carrier that provides for the financing or delivery of health care services to persons enrolled in the plan, other than a plan that provides only accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, disability income, long-term care or other limited benefit coverage not subject to the requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4301-A Provider: means a practitioner or facility licensed, accredited or certified to perform specified health care services consistent with state law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4301-A
2. Coverage required. A carrier offering a health plan in this State must make available coverage for an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance drug dispensed pursuant to Title 32, section 13786?F in the same manner as coverage for other drugs under the health plan. A carrier may impose any deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other cost-sharing requirement for the chronic maintenance drug as long as the amount of the deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other cost-sharing requirement is applied in the same manner as if the chronic maintenance drug were dispensed as prescribed by a provider.
[PL 2021, c. 566, §1 (NEW).]
3. Application. This section does not apply to a health plan offered for use with a health savings account unless the federal Internal Revenue Service determines that the benefits required by this section are permissible benefits in a high deductible health plan as defined in the federal Internal Revenue Code, Section 223(c)(2).
[PL 2021, c. 566, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 566, §1 (NEW).