Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services

ME - Senator Donna Bailey (D)

Title:

Chair

ME - Senator Joseph Baldacci (D)

Title:

Member

ME - LD5 An Act to Clarify the Law Regarding Prior Authorization for Air Ambulances

ME - LD23 An Act to Extend the Period of Time a Dentist May Operate the Practice of a Deceased or Incapacitated Dentist

ME - LD90 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing

ME - LD123 An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons

ME - LD131 An Act to Eliminate the Provision of the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 That Allows an Employer Member of a Group Self-insurer to Insure Its Employees Through a Fronting Arrangement

ME - LD91 An Act to Authorize Employees of the Maine Association of Retirees to Be Eligible for Participation in the State Employee Health Insurance Program

ME - LD105 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine to Establish a Sponsorship Program for Internationally Trained Physicians

ME - LD107 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Biomarker Testing

ME - LD142 An Act to Prohibit Financial Institutions from Charging Multiple Fees for Attempted Withdrawals Involving Insufficient Funds

ME - LD201 An Act to Establish a Limit on the Interest Rate Charged for Revolving Loans

ME - LD151 An Act to Allow Businesses to Impose a Surcharge on Credit Card and Debit Card Transactions

ME - LD163 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives and Nonprescription Emergency Contraceptives

ME - LD178 An Act Regarding Coverage for Step Therapy for Advanced Metastatic Cancer

ME - LD180 An Act Regarding the Interactions of Pharmacy Benefits Managers and So-called 340B Entities and Reimbursements by Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies

ME - LD189 An Act to Increase Availability and Affordability of Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Services by Removing the Certificate of Need Requirement

ME - LD238 An Act to Protect Emergency Medical Services Persons' Right to Work in Multiple Health Care Settings

ME - LD239 An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing Sites in Rural Areas

ME - LD270 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 850: Health Plan Accountability, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance

ME - LD355 An Act to Advance the Maine Retirement Savings Program

ME - LD310 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 100: Enforcement Procedures, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Health Data Organization

ME - LD314 An Act to Establish Consumer Protections Regarding Small Dollar Loans

ME - LD344 An Act to Repeal the Law Establishing the Maine Retirement Savings Board

ME - LD378 An Act to Strengthen the Health Care System in Maine

ME - LD380 An Act to Amend Certain Laws Regarding Gender-affirming Health Care Services

ME - LD381 An Act to Enable Mortgage Portability and Promote Housing Affordability in the State

ME - LD409 An Act to Enhance the Mobility of Licensed Massage Therapists Across State Lines

ME - LD416 An Act to Enact the Dietitian Licensure Compact

ME - LD448 An Act Regarding the Establishment of Fees and Fee Caps for Dental Provider Licensing and Permits

ME - LD459 An Act to Regulate the Use of Prior Authorization for Health Care Provider Services

ME - LD519 An Act to Remove the Requirement That Individual and Small Group Health Plans Be Offered Through a Pooled Market and to Eliminate the Provision of Law Establishing a Pooled Market for Those Plans

ME - LD520 An Act to Ensure Choices in Health Insurance Markets by Modifying the Provisions of Law Governing Clear Choice Design Health Plans

ME - LD538 An Act to Amend Maine's Prescription Drug Labeling Law by Allowing the Removal of the Name of a Prescriber of Mifepristone, Misoprostol and Their Generic Alternatives

ME - LD558 An Act to Strengthen Consumer Protections by Prohibiting the Report of Medical Debt on Consumer Reports

ME - LD580 An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card Issuers

ME - LD582 An Act to Require Health Insurance Carriers to Provide Coverage for Blood Testing for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

ME - LD675 An Act to Protect Consumers by Increasing Transparency and Accountability in the Pharmaceutical Industry

ME - LD697 An Act to Direct the Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board to Assess Strategies to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs and to Take Steps to Implement Reference-based Pricing

ME - LD627 An Act to Require Insurance Coverage for Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Medication

ME - LD645 An Act to Change the Size and Composition of the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization

ME - LD649 An Act to Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-rays as Radiologic Technologists

ME - LD663 An Act Regarding Health Care

ME - LD729 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 800: Uniform Reporting of Wholesale Acquisition Costs for Insulin, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Health Data Organization

ME - LD707 An Act to Amend the Membership of the State Employee Health Commission and Make Referential Changes to the Office of Employee Health, Wellness and Workers' Compensation

ME - LD720 An Act to Protect Federal Home Loan Banks That Lend Money to Insurer Members That Become Delinquent

ME - LD742 An Act to Permit Telehealth Services Across State Lines Following Referral from a Primary Care Provider Based in the State

ME - LD743 An Act to Increase the Availability and Affordability of Health Care by Eliminating Certificate of Need Requirements

ME - LD784 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders

ME - LD790 An Act to Prevent Denial of Patient Access Through Collaborative Care

ME - LD805 Resolve, to Direct the Board of Licensure in Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Licensure to Conduct a Study Regarding the Feasibility of Combining Those Boards

ME - LD806 An Act to Amend the Scope of Practice for Expanded Function Dental Assistants

ME - LD843 An Act to Continue Funding for the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program

ME - LD890 An Act to Permit the Dispensing of Ivermectin Pursuant to a Standing Order upon Request for COVID-19, Flu and Cancer Patients

ME - LD893 An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements

ME - LD867 An Act Regarding Pre-need Funeral Insurance

ME - LD874 An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown

ME - LD880 An Act Regarding Nondiscrimination in Financial Services

ME - LD881 An Act to Establish an Apprentice Insurance Producer License

ME - LD899 An Act to Strengthen the Requirements for Medical Payments Coverage

ME - LD902 An Act to Establish the Medical Debt Relief Program

ME - LD910 An Act to Collect Data to Better Understand the Consumer's Health Insurance Experience

ME - LD917 An Act Regarding Charges to Uninsured Patients for COVID-19 Vaccines

ME - LD918 An Act to Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization to Self-insure for Automobile Insurance

ME - LD955 An Act to Ensure Human Oversight in Medical Insurance Payment Decisions

ME - LD961 An Act to Address Maine's Health Care Workforce Shortage and Improve Access to Care

ME - LD969 An Act to Increase Emergency Medical Services Provider Training Opportunities

ME - LD977 Resolve, Requiring the Maine Health Data Organization to Develop a Plan for Measuring Gaps in Home and Community-based Services

ME - LD985 An Act to Impose a Moratorium on the Ownership or Operation of Hospitals in the State by Private Equity Companies or Real Estate Investment Trusts

ME - LD999 An Act to Include Employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in the State's Group Health Plan

ME - LD1018 An Act to Protect Health Care for Rural and Underserved Areas by Prohibiting Discrimination by Participants in a Federal Drug Discount Program

ME - LD1030 An Act Regarding the Reporting of Medical Debt on Consumer Reports

ME - LD1031 An Act to Allow Time-share Associations to Charge Credit Card Surcharges

ME - LD1053 An Act to Ensure That Rebates from Prescription Drug Manufacturers Are Passed on to Patients at Pharmacies

ME - LD1055 An Act to Prohibit Discrimination in Access to Anatomical Donations and Organ Transplants

ME - LD1058 An Act to Prevent Dental Insurance Companies from Denying Coverage When Other Insurance Is Involved

ME - LD1064 An Act to Ensure Automobile Insurance Rates Are Maintained upon the Death of a Spouse

ME - LD1084 Resolve, to Alleviate the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage by Allowing the Training and Granting of Behavioral Health Certifications by Community-based Agencies and Hospitals

ME - LD1100 An Act to Clarify the Requirements for Accessing Nonformulary Drugs and Drugs Used to Treat Serious Mental Illness

ME - LD1110 An Act to Require Remittance Fees for Money Transmissions

ME - LD1115 An Act to Expand Eligibility Under the State's Group Health Plan to Employees and Members of the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children

ME - LD1119 An Act Regarding Reproductive Health Care

ME - LD1128 An Act to Modernize the Formulary for Naturopathic Doctors

ME - LD1192 An Act to Increase the Commercial Insurance Reimbursement Rate for Ambulance Services

ME - LD1195 An Act to Amend the Provisions of the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 Governing Requirements for Self-insurers

ME - LD1197 An Act to Update the Maine Money Transmission Modernization Act by Removing Provisions of Law Regarding Unhosted Wallets

ME - LD1204 An Act to Support Direct Access Worker Employment by Removing Certain Employment Disqualifications

ME - LD1205 An Act to Set Limits on Virtual Currency Kiosks

ME - LD1152 An Act to Expand the Right to Shop for Health Care Services

ME - LD1166 An Act to Change the Professional Title and Identification of Physician Assistants to Physician Associates

ME - LD1180 An Act to Prohibit Persons from Providing Incentives to Customers for Opting Out of Paper Billing

ME - LD1220 An Act to Allow Chiropractors to Treat Dogs and Equids

ME - LD1283 An Act to Allow Employees Covered Under the Maine Retirement Savings Program to Elect to Enroll and Unenroll in a Payroll Deduction for an Individual Retirement Account

ME - LD1286 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study Fostering a Positive Economic Environment for Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency

ME - LD1290 An Act to Update the Laws Regarding Athletic Trainers

ME - LD1298 An Act Establishing Alternative Pathways to Social Worker Licensing

ME - LD1300 An Act to Strengthen Maine's Implied Warranty Laws

ME - LD1301 An Act to Prohibit the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Denial of Health Insurance Claims

ME - LD1269 Resolve, to Study the Costs and Funding of a Universal Health Care Plan for Maine

ME - LD1276 An Act to Align Intrastate Commercial Motor Vehicle Insurance Requirements with Federal Standards

ME - LD1310 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Insurance Coverage of Preventive and Primary Health Services

ME - LD1314 An Act to Protect Cannabis Industry Workers' Access to Personal Credit

ME - LD1339 An Act to Regulate Virtual Currency Kiosks

ME - LD1361 An Act to Require Insurance Coverage for Covered Dental Services Provided by Licensed Dental Hygienists and to Authorize Licensed Dental Hygienists to Bill Commercial Dental Insurance

ME - LD1374 An Act to Establish Additional Requirements for Dentists to Administer Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Fillers

ME - LD1413 An Act to Amend Laws Governing Hearing Aid Dealers and Health Insurance to Allow an Exception to Certain Hearing Examination Requirements

ME - LD1387 Resolve, to Increase the Emergency Medical Workforce by Allowing Military Medical Personnel to Become Eligible for Licensure as Emergency Medical Services Persons

ME - LD1392 An Act to Limit the Applicability of the Laws Regulating Payroll Processors to Services Provided by Payroll Processors to Employers with a Legal Address in the State

ME - LD1401 An Act to Repeal the Provisions of Law Requiring Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies to Cover the Cost of Towing and Storing Certain Vehicles

ME - LD1402 An Act to Convene a Stakeholder Group to Determine Methods of Ensuring the Long-term Solvency of the Maine Guaranteed Access Reinsurance Association

ME - LD1445 An Act to Prevent Financial Exploitation of Maine Residents 62 Years of Age or Older

ME - LD1470 An Act to Create a Liaison Program to Self-insured Entities and Consumers

ME - LD1496 An Act to Ensure Ongoing Access to Medications and Care for Chronic Conditions and Conditions Requiring Long-term Care by Changing Requirements for Prior Authorizations

ME - LD1497 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Primary Care Reporting by the Maine Quality Forum and to Establish the Primary Care Advisory Council

ME - LD1501 An Act to Extend the Time Frame for a Chiropractic Intern License

ME - LD1502 An Act to Update the Requirements for Health Insurance Coverage of Prostate Cancer Screening

ME - LD1504 An Act to Support Small Businesses by Providing a Refundable Tax Credit to Certain Businesses to Offset Credit and Debit Card Transaction Fees

ME - LD1511 An Act to Expand Direct Health Care Service Arrangements

ME - LD1512 An Act to Protect Patients from Health Care Discrimination and Guarantee Access to the Lowest Available Cost for Care

ME - LD1530 An Act to Improve the Sustainability of Emergency Medical Services in Maine

ME - LD1578 An Act to Require the Department of Health and Human Services to Review Disruption to or Removal of Health Services

ME - LD1580 An Act to Prohibit Pharmacy Benefits Managers from Imposing Certain Fees and Pricing

ME - LD1589 An Act to Improve Parity in Insurance Coverage for Outpatient Counseling Services in Maine

ME - LD1590 An Act to Reduce the Counselor and Social Worker Shortage by Amending Reciprocity Requirements for Those Professionals from Other Jurisdictions

ME - LD1615 An Act to Expand Access to Oral Health Care by Creating a New Path for Obtaining a License to Practice Dentistry

ME - LD1663 An Act Relating to Health Care Transparency and the Maine Health Data Organization

ME - LD1674 An Act to Require Insurers to Address Climate Risk in Their Business Activities

ME - LD1713 An Act to Prohibit Certain Provisions in Health Care Provider Contracts with Insurance Carriers

ME - LD1687 An Act to Clarify and Increase Access to HIV Prevention Medications

ME - LD1688 An Act to Encourage Continuing Education Relating to Certain Infection-associated Chronic Conditions for Physicians and Nurses

ME - LD1727 An Act to Ensure Transparency in Consumer Transactions Involving Artificial Intelligence

ME - LD1757 An Act to Update the Laws Governing Osteopathic Physician Licensing

ME - LD1761 An Act to Prohibit Indemnification Agreements

ME - LD1785 An Act to Encourage Competition by Requiring Independent Health Care Provider Cost-of-living Adjustments in Health Insurance Contracts

ME - LD1789 An Act to Amend the Education and Experience Requirements and Add Reciprocity Privileges in the Certified Public Accountancy Licensure Laws

ME - LD1794 An Act to Provide Protection from Unfair Parking Tickets on Lots Accessible to the Public

ME - LD1800 An Act to Prohibit Health Care Entities Providing Dental Plans from Requiring Dentists to Charge Fees for Uncovered Services

ME - LD1803 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometric Practice

ME - SP720 Joint Order to Amend Joint Rule 308

ME - LD1834 An Act to Allow Dental Care Providers to Opt In to Receive Claim Reimbursement Payments Made by Virtual Credit Cards

ME - LD1837 An Act to Amend the Laws Affecting Insurance

ME - LD1830 Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program to Protect Firefighters from Cancer

ME - LD1854 An Act to Require the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure, Board of Dental Practice, Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing and Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to Obtain Fingerprint-based Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Checks for Initial Applicants and Licensees Seeking Compact Privileges

ME - LD1883 An Act to Enact the All Maine Health Act

ME - LD1890 An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Exempting Certain Facilities from the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need

ME - LD1901 An Act to Regulate Shared Appreciation Agreements Relating to Residential Property

ME - LD1905 An Act Regarding the Authority of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation and the Licensing Boards and Commissions Within That Office to Pursue Complaints

ME - LD1906 An Act to Improve Accountability and Understanding of Data in Insurance Transactions

ME - LD1915 An Act to Regulate Earned Wage Access Services Providers

ME - LD1970 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Consent for HIV Testing and Disclosure of Related Medical Information for Insurance Purposes

ME - LD1972 An Act to Enhance Transparency and Value in Substantial Health Care Transactions by Changing the Review and Approval Process for Those Transactions

ME - LD1990 An Act to Update the Requirements for Psychology Licensure

ME - LD1998 An Act to Authorize Registration of Certain Cash-dispensing Machines Through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry and to Limit the Use of Certain Cash-dispensing Machines as Virtual Currency Kiosks

ME - LD2005 An Act Regarding Mail Order Delivery of Prescription Drugs

ME - LD2011 An Act to Remove the MaineCare Program from the Prescription Drug Benefit Provisions in the Maine Insurance Code

ME - LD2019 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Licensure of Wholesalers and Manufacturers Under the Maine Pharmacy Act

ME - LD2030 An Act to Expand the Scope of Practice of Independent Practice Dental Hygienists

ME - LD2056 An Act to Provide Additional Financing Options to Consumers in the State

ME - LD2060 An Act to Make Technical Changes to the Maine Uniform Securities Act and to Clarify the Securities Administrator's Authority to Grant Licensing Exemptions for Broker-Dealers

ME - LD2061 An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on Paper Billing Statement Fees

ME - LD2071 An Act to Expand Access to Vaccines Approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration by Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe, Dispense and Administer Vaccines and Require Insurance Coverage

ME - LD2072 An Act to Make Changes to the Laws Governing Financial Institutions and to Eliminate Certain Administrative Fees Paid by Banks and Credit Unions Under the Maine Consumer Credit Code

ME - LD2074 An Act to Update the Requirements for Social Worker Licensure

ME - LD2128 An Act to Reorganize the Emergency Medical Services' Board to Implement the Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services in the State

ME - LD2129 An Act to Prohibit Liens on Principal Residences and Wage Garnishments for Medical Debt

ME - LD2133 An Act Regarding Licensing of Community Paramedicine Services and Clinicians

ME - LD2146 An Act to Increase Access to Critical Vaccinations

ME - LD2151 An Act to Improve Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs in Underserved Areas

ME - LD2082 An Act to Regulate the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Providing Certain Mental Health Services

ME - LD2087 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Licensure of American Sign Language Interpreters

ME - LD2088 An Act to Increase Access to Primary Care Provided by Physician Associates

ME - LD2102 An Act to Clarify and Strengthen the Government Shutdown Loan Guarantee Program

ME - LD2162 An Act to Regulate and Prevent Children's Access to Artificial Intelligence Chatbots with Human-like Features and Social Artificial Intelligence Companions

ME - LD2166 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 6: Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, State Board of Nursing

ME - LD2167 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 100: Enforcement Procedures, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Health Data Organization

ME - LD2189 An Act to Require Prior Notification of Closures of Labor and Delivery Units and Changes in Maternity or Newborn Care Services by Hospitals as Recommended by the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State

ME - LD2190 An Act to Implement Certain Changes in the Certificate of Need Laws Recommended by the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State

ME - LD2197 An Act to Prohibit the Sale and Leaseback of a Health Care Entity's Main Campus to a Real Estate Investment Trust as Recommended by the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State

ME - LD2198 An Act to Implement Certain Recommendations Related to the Ratio of Debt to Equity in Transactions Involving Health Care Entities from the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State

ME - LD2199 An Act to Prohibit Interference with the Professional Judgment and Clinical Decisions of Licensed Health Care Professionals as Recommended by the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State

ME - LD2200 An Act to Prohibit Noncompete Clauses for Health Care Professionals as Recommended by the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State

ME - LD2201 An Act to Implement Certain Recommendations Related to the Regulatory Review and Approval of Certain Health Care Transactions Involving Private Equity Companies, Hedge Funds or Management Services Organizations from the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State

ME - LD2202 An Act to Require Notice to the Attorney General Prior to the Merger of Certain Health Care Entities as Recommended by the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State

ME - LD2206 An Act Expanding Access to Oral Health Care by Creating a New Path for Obtaining a License to Practice Dentistry

ME - LD2208 An Act to Offset Federal Cuts to Health Insurance for Certain Maine Families and Seniors

ME - LD2209 Resolve, to Direct the Department of Health and Human Services to Develop Innovative Models for the Delivery of Dental Services to Expand Access to Oral Health Care Throughout the State

ME - LD2233 An Act to Combine the Board of Licensure in Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Licensure into a Single Licensing Board for All Physicians and Physician Associates

ME - LD2242 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 6: Standards Relating to Prescriptive Authorities and Collaborative Relationship for Naturopathic Doctors, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation