Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 4320-G

  • federal Affordable Care Act: means the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, and any amendments to or regulations or guidance issued under those acts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 14
  • Health 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
A health plan that is exempt from certain requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act because it has grandfathered status is also exempt, to the same extent, from substantially similar provisions in this Title and Title 24 enacted after January 1, 2011, except to the extent that those provisions state that they apply to grandfathered health plans. [PL 2011, c. 364, §34 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 2011, c. 364, §34 (NEW).