Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
24 §2319-A. Mandated offer of domestic partner benefits

§2319-A. Mandated offer of domestic partner benefits
1.  Definition. 
[PL 2021, c. 567, §26 (RP).]
2.  Mandated offer of domestic partner benefits.  All individual or group contracts issued by any nonprofit hospital or medical service organization operating pursuant to this chapter must make available to an individual or group policyholder the option for additional benefits for the domestic partner of a subscriber or member, at appropriate rates and under the same terms and conditions as those benefits or options for benefits are provided to spouses of married subscribers or members covered under an individual or group policy.  
[PL 2001, c. 347, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 347, §5 (AFF).]
3.  Financial dependency.  Financial dependency of a domestic partner on the subscriber or member may not be required as a condition for eligibility for coverage.  
[PL 2001, c. 347, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 347, §5 (AFF).]
4.  Evidence of domestic partnership.  As a condition of eligibility for coverage, a nonprofit hospital and medical service organization or a group policyholder may require a subscriber or member and the subscriber's or member's domestic partner to sign an affidavit attesting that the subscriber or member and the subscriber's or member's domestic partner meet the definition of domestic partner under Title 1, section 72, subsection 2‑C and to show documentation of joint ownership or occupancy of real property, such as a joint deed, joint mortgage or joint lease, or the existence of a joint credit card, joint bank account or powers of attorney in which each domestic partner is authorized to act for the other.  
[PL 2021, c. 567, §27 (AMD).]
5.  Preexisting conditions.  A domestic partner is subject to the same provisions on coverage of preexisting conditions as any spouse or dependent of a subscriber or member.  
[PL 2001, c. 347, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 347, §5 (AFF).]
6.  Termination of domestic partner benefits.  A nonprofit hospital and medical service organization may terminate coverage in accordance with other applicable provisions of this Title for the domestic partner of a subscriber or member upon notification by the subscriber or member that the domestic partner relationship has terminated.  
[PL 2021, c. 567, §28 (AMD).]
7.  Construction.  This section does not prohibit a nonprofit hospital and medical service organization from negotiating a policy providing domestic partner benefits to a policyholder that does not comply with the requirements of this section.  
[PL 2001, c. 347, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 347, §5 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 347, §1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 347, §5 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 567, §§26-28 (AMD).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 24: INSURANCE

Chapter 19: NONPROFIT HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

24 §2301. Purposes

24 §2301-A. Continuity of licensure; business combinations

24 §2302. Incorporation

24 §2302-A. Utilization review data

24 §2302-B. Penalty for failure to notify of hospitalization

24 §2302-C. Penalty for noncompliance with utilization review programs

24 §2303. Mental health services

24 §2303-A. Dentist included in definition of physician (REPEALED)

24 §2303-B. Optional coverage for chiropractic services (REPEALED)

24 §2303-C. Coverage for chiropractic services (REPEALED)

24 §2304. Licenses

24 §2305. -- Issuance of

24 §2305-A. Conditions of certificate of authority

24 §2306. Reports

24 §2307. Examination

24 §2307-A. Rules

24 §2307-B. Loss information (REPEALED)

24 §2308. Investments (REPEALED)

24 §2308-A. Health insurance affiliates

24 §2309. Disputes

24 §2310. Dissolution

24 §2311. Taxation

24 §2312. Agents (REPEALED)

24 §2313. Licenses; fees (REPEALED)

24 §2314. Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority

24 §2315. Penalties

24 §2316. Certificates or contracts; approval by superintendent

24 §2317. Other provisions applicable

24 §2317-A. Explanation and notice to parent of minor (REPEALED)

24 §2317-B. Applicability of provisions

24 §2318. Maternity benefits and dependent coverage

24 §2318-A. Maternity and routine newborn care

24 §2319. Newborn children coverage

24 §2319-A. Mandated offer of domestic partner benefits

24 §2320. Home health care coverage

24 §2320-A. Screening mammograms

24 §2320-B. Acupuncture services

24 §2320-C. Coverage for breast cancer treatment

24 §2320-D. Medical food coverage for inborn error of metabolism

24 §2320-E. Coverage for Pap tests

24 §2320-F. Off-label use of prescription drugs for cancer

24 §2320-G. Off-label use of prescription drugs for HIV or AIDS

24 §2321. Rate filings on individual subscriber and membership contracts

24 §2321-A. Standards for when filings are inadequate

24 §2321-B. Appropriate level of subscriber reserves

24 §2322. Hearing

24 §2323. Order

24 §2324. Certified ambulatory health care center outpatient coverage

24 §2325. Community health services coverage (REPEALED)

24 §2325-A. Mental health services coverage

24 §2325-B. Mandated Benefits Advisory Commission (REPEALED)

24 §2325-C. Coverage for prostate cancer screening

24 §2326. Appeals from order or decision of the superintendent

24 §2327. Group rates

24 §2327-A. Applicability (REPEALED)

24 §2327-B. Rating practices in individual insurance (REPEALED)

24 §2327-C. Continuity of health insurance coverage (REPEALED)

24 §2328. Health care contracts; supplementing Medicare; compliance with provisions of Title 24-A, chapter 67 (REPEALED)

24 §2328-A. Nursing home and long-term care contracts; compliance with Title 24-A, chapter 68 (REPEALED)

24 §2329. Equitable health care for substance use disorder treatment

24 §2330. Conversion on termination of contracts or eligibility (REPEALED)

24 §2331. Optional coverage for optometric services

24 §2332. Assessment for the recoupment of expenses related to the regulation of nonprofit hospital or medical service organizations and nonprofit health care plans

24 §2332-A. Coordination of benefits

24 §2332-B. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

24 §2332-C. Assessment of mandated benefits proposals (REPEALED)

24 §2332-D. Jury service

24 §2332-E. Standardized claim forms

24 §2332-F. Coverage for diabetes supplies

24 §2332-G. Gynecological and obstetrical services (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 24, SECTION 2332-F)

24 §2332-H. Assignment of benefits

24 §2332-I. Effective date of cancellation

24 §2332-J. Coverage for contraceptives

24 §2332-K. Coverage for services of certified nurse practitioners; certified midwives; certified nurse midwives (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 24, SECTION 2332-J)

24 §2332-L. Coverage for services provided by registered nurse first assistants (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 24, SECTION 2332-J)

24 §2332-M. Coverage for general anesthesia for dentistry

24 §2332-N. Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery