§4246. Coverage for services provided by registered nurse first assistants
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Perioperative nursing" means a practice of nursing in which the nurse provides preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative nursing care to surgical patients. [PL 1999, c. 412, §4 (NEW).]
B. "Recognized program" means a program that addresses all content of the core curriculum for registered nurse first assistants as established by the Association of Operating Room Nurses or its successor organization. [PL 1999, c. 412, §4 (NEW).]
C. "Registered nurse first assistant," or "RNFA," means a person who:
(1) Is licensed as a registered nurse under Title 32, chapter 31;
(2) Is experienced in perioperative nursing; and
(3) Has successfully completed a recognized program. [PL 1999, c. 412, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 1999, c. 412, §4 (NEW).]
2. Institutional powers. Each health care institution, as defined in Title 22, chapter 405, may establish specific procedures for the appointment and reappointment of registered nurse first assistants and for granting, renewing and revising their clinical privileges.
[PL 1999, c. 412, §4 (NEW).]
3. Required coverage for services. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a health maintenance organization that issues individual and group health care contracts that provide coverage for surgical first assisting benefits or services shall provide coverage and payment under those contracts to a registered nurse first assistant who performs services that are within the scope of a registered nurse first assistant's qualifications. The provisions of this subsection apply only if reimbursement for an assisting physician would be covered and a registered nurse first assistant who performed those services is used as a substitute.
[PL 1999, c. 412, §4 (NEW).]
4. Limits; coinsurance; deductibles. Any contract that provides coverage for the services required by this section may contain provisions for maximum benefits and coinsurance and reasonable limitations, deductibles and exclusions to the extent that these provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements of this section.
[PL 1999, c. 412, §4 (NEW).]
5. Application. The requirements of this section apply to all individual and group policies, contracts and certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed in this State. For purposes of this section, all contracts are deemed to be renewed no later than the next yearly anniversary of the contract date.
[PL 2003, c. 617, Pt. B, §26 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 412, §4 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 517, §B26 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE
Chapter 56: HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
24-A §4202. Definitions (REPEALED)
24-A §4203. Establishment of health maintenance organizations
24-A §4204. Issuance of certificate of authority
24-A §4204-A. Surplus requirements
24-A §4205. Powers of health maintenance organizations
24-A §4205-A. Continuity of licensure; business combinations
24-A §4207. Evidence of coverage and charges for health care services
24-A §4207-A. Point-of-service products
24-A §4208. Annual and interim reports
24-A §4209. Information to enrollees
24-A §4210-A. Continuity of health insurance coverage (REPEALED)
24-A §4212. Prohibited practices
24-A §4213. Regulation of agents
24-A §4214. Powers of insurers and nonprofit hospital or medical service corporations
24-A §4216. Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority
24-A §4217. Rehabilitation, liquidation or conservation of health maintenance organizations
24-A §4218-A. Compliance with the Affordable Care Act
24-A §4219. Administrative procedures
24-A §4221. Penalties and enforcement
24-A §4222. Statutory construction and relationship to other laws
24-A §4223. Filings and reports as public documents
24-A §4224. Confidentiality; liability; access to records
24-A §4224-A. Loss information (REPEALED)
24-A §4225. Commissioner of Health and Human Services' authority to contract
24-A §4226. Federal legislation
24-A §4227. Choice of alternative coverage
24-A §4228. Utilization review data
24-A §4229. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
24-A §4230. Trade practices and frauds (REPEALED)
24-A §4231. Insolvency or withdrawal; alternative coverage
24-A §4232. Replacement coverage
24-A §4233. Registration, regulation and supervision of holding company systems
24-A §4233-A. Extension of coverage for dependent children
24-A §4233-B. Mandatory offer to extend coverage for dependent children up to 26 years of age
24-A §4233-C. Mandatory offer of coverage for certain adults with disabilities
24-A §4234-A. Mental health services coverage
24-A §4234-B. Maternity and routine newborn care
24-A §4234-C. Newborn children coverage
24-A §4234-D. Off-label use of prescription drugs for cancer
24-A §4234-E. Off-label use of prescription drugs for HIV or AIDS
24-A §4234-F. Maternity and postpartum care
24-A §4235. Standardized claim forms
24-A §4236. Chiropractors in health maintenance organizations
24-A §4237. Coverage for breast cancer treatment
24-A §4237-A. Screening mammograms
24-A §4238. Medical food coverage for inborn error of metabolism
24-A §4239. Medical child support
24-A §4240. Coverage for diabetes supplies
24-A §4241. Gynecological and obstetrical services
24-A §4242. Coverage for Pap tests (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 24-A, SECTION 4240)
24-A §4243. Limits on priority liens; subrogation
24-A §4244. Coverage for prostate cancer screening (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 24-A, SECTION 4243)
24-A §4245. NCQA accreditation survey report
24-A §4246. Coverage for services provided by registered nurse first assistants
24-A §4247. Coverage for contraceptives (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 24-A, SECTION 4245)
24-A §4249. Mandated offer of domestic partner benefits
24-A §4250. Coverage for hospice care services (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 24-A, SECTION 4249)
24-A §4252. Offer of coverage for breast reduction surgery and symptomatic varicose vein surgery
24-A §4253. Enrollment for individuals or families establishing eligibility for MaineCare
24-A §4254. Coverage for colorectal cancer screening
24-A §4255. Coverage for hearing aids (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 24-A, SECTION 4253)
24-A §4257. Coverage for services provided by independent practice dental hygienist
24-A §4258. Coverage for children's early intervention services