§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
Chapter 19: NONPROFIT HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
24 §2301-A. Continuity of licensure; business combinations
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 §2305-A. Conditions of certificate of authority
24 §2307-B. Loss information (REPEALED)
24 §2308. Investments (REPEALED)
24 §2308-A. Health insurance affiliates
24 §2313. Licenses; fees (REPEALED)
24 §2314. Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority
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 §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-A. Applicability (REPEALED)
24 §2327-B. Rating practices in individual insurance (REPEALED)
24 §2327-C. Continuity of health insurance coverage (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-A. Coordination of benefits
24 §2332-B. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
24 §2332-C. Assessment of mandated benefits proposals (REPEALED)
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-M. Coverage for general anesthesia for dentistry
24 §2332-N. Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery