Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services

ME - Senator Donna Bailey (D)

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Chair

ME - Senator Eric Brakey (R)

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Member

ME - Senator Cameron Reny (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Anne C. Perry (D)

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Chair

ME - Representative Poppy Arford (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Sally Jeane Cluchey (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Scott Wynn Cyrway (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Kristi Michele Mathieson (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Joshua Morris (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Robert W. Nutting (R)

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Member

ME - Representative Jane P. Pringle (D)

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Member

ME - Representative Gregory Lewis Swallow (R)

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Member

ME - LD36 An Act to Make Corrections to the Maine Insurance Code

ME - LD114 An Act to Make Technical Amendments to Banking Laws

ME - LD121 An Act to Expand Health Insurance Coverage for Certain Legislative Employees

ME - LD97 An Act to Repeal the Hospital and Health Care Provider Cooperation Act

ME - LD132 An Act to Require Health Insurance Carriers to Provide Coverage for Blood Testing for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

ME - LD158 An Act to Create a Training License and Program for Certain Advanced Practice Providers

ME - LD160 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Practicing Chiropractic Without a License

ME - LD252 An Act Relating to Long-term Care Pharmacies

ME - LD224 An Act to Strengthen Maine's Health Care Workforce by Preventing Discrimination by Requiring Maintenance of Certification for Insurance Reimbursement

ME - LD227 An Act Regarding Legally Protected Health Care Activity in the State

ME - LD267 An Act to Require Private Insurance Coverage for Donor Breast Milk

ME - LD263 An Act to Ensure Access to Family Planning Services

ME - LD274 An Act Regarding Municipal Costs for Water Used for Firefighting

ME - LD275 Resolve, to Establish the Task Force to Review Work Practices and Treatment of Pharmacists

ME - LD278 An Act to Require Health Plans to Cover an Annual Mental Health Wellness Examination

ME - LD290 An Act to Amend the Maine Insurance Code as It Relates to Pet Insurance

ME - LD303 An Act to Provide Health Insurance, Reduce Administrative Burdens, Reduce Costs and Improve Health Outcomes

ME - LD307 An Act to Lower the State's Health Care Costs

ME - LD308 An Act to Require That Insurance Companies Notify Insured Persons over 65 Years of Age Regarding Coordination of Benefits with Medicare Part B

ME - LD329 Resolve, to Establish the Blue Ribbon Commission on Guaranteed Health Care

ME - LD350 An Act to Prevent Dog Breed Discrimination by Insurance Companies

ME - LD351 An Act to Increase Access to Birth Control by Making Certain Contraception Accessible from a Pharmacist

ME - LD362 An Act to Clarify Coverage for Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Under the State Employer Group Health Plan

ME - LD368 An Act Regarding Circumstances Under Which an Automobile Insurer May Decline to Renew a Policy

ME - LD375 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 570: Uniform Reporting System for Prescription Drug Price Data Sets, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Health Data Organization

ME - LD411 An Act to Prevent Subscribers from Being Overcharged for Health Insurance Premiums

ME - LD418 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 100: Enforcement Procedures, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Health Data Organization

ME - LD420 An Act to Fund a Health Program for Medical Professionals

ME - LD444 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders and Other Public Safety Professionals

ME - LD553 An Act to Require Mortgage Holders to Notify a Homeowner's Insurance Company on the Sale or Transfer of a Mortgage

ME - LD590 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish a Right to Health Care

ME - LD615 An Act to Ensure Access to Newly Born Male Infant Circumcision by Requiring MaineCare and Health Insurance Coverage

ME - LD616 An Act to Protect Health Care Professionals Providing Reproductive Health Care Services

ME - LD637 An Act to Promote the Use of Free Annual Wellness Visits by Ensuring Proper Disclosure

ME - LD717 An Act to Adopt the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact

ME - LD722 An Act to Expedite the Health Insurance Referral Process for Specialists by Allowing Referrals During Urgent Care Visits

ME - LD723 An Act to Protect Consumers by Prohibiting Discrimination by Insurers Based on Certain Information

ME - LD752 An Act to Expand Access to Banking Services for Minors

ME - LD759 An Act to Reduce Out-of-pocket Prescription Drug Expenses for Coinsurance

ME - LD663 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

ME - LD706 An Act to Improve Access to Specialty Health Care Providers by Reducing Copayments

ME - LD796 An Act Concerning Prior Authorizations for Health Care Provider Services

ME - LD822 An Act to Allow All Corporations to Self-insure Motor Vehicles

ME - LD844 An Act to Protect the Practice of Certain Cardiovascular Professionals

ME - LD788 Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Review and Develop Options for Meeting the Banking Needs of the Cannabis Industry

ME - LD789 An Act Regarding Dental Licensure for Charitable Care

ME - LD876 An Act to Expand Access to Oral Health Care in Rural Maine by Allowing Certain Out-of-state Dentists to Practice in Dental Clinics in the State

ME - LD896 An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements

ME - LD899 An Act to Authorize Vaccine Administration by Pharmacy Technicians and Reduce Vaccine Administration Training Requirements for Pharmacists

ME - LD914 An Act to Amend the Duties of the Office of Affordable Health Care

ME - LD927 Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to Conduct an Independent Assessment Regarding a Proposal to License Genetic Counselors

ME - LD935 An Act to Remove Barriers to Abortion Coverage in Private Insurance

ME - LD937 Resolve, to Establish the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine

ME - LD940 An Act to Allow Pharmacists to Provide Services Through Telehealth and Vending Machines at Federally Qualified Health Centers

ME - LD953 An Act to Protect Maine Patients Regarding Hospital Price Transparency

ME - LD990 An Act to Authorize State Special Purpose Depository Institutions for Digital Assets

ME - LD991 An Act to Require Financial Institutions and Credit Unions to Give Depositors the Option to Designate a Beneficiary

ME - LD995 An Act to Enhance Access to a Second Opinion for Health Care Services or Treatment

ME - LD1004 An Act to Allow a Qualifying Religious Organization to Self-insure for Automobile Insurance

ME - LD1035 An Act to Adjust Reimbursement for Chiropractic Services

ME - LD1041 An Act to Ensure Dental Insurance Coverage for Certain Adults with Disabilities

ME - LD1077 An Act to Fund Consultation Services to Ensure Affordable Health Care for Maine Residents and to Provide Targeted Outreach to Ensure Affordable Health Care for Maine Farmers

ME - LD1080 An Act to Require Supervised Lenders or Mortgage Loan Servicers to Notify Private Mortgage Insurance Consumers of Their Rights Under the Federal Homeowners Protection Act of 1998

ME - LD1082 An Act to Advance the Maine Retirement Savings Program

ME - LD1085 An Act to Extend the Comparable Health Care Service Incentive Program Beyond 2023

ME - LD1105 An Act to Ensure Lower Costs and Consumer Protections for Patients by Prohibiting Certain Billing Practices

ME - LD1143 An Act to Address Late Medical Billing by Limiting Hospital Billing to One Year

ME - LD1146 An Act to Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals to Prescribe Methadone

ME - LD1151 An Act Concerning the Authority for Pharmacists to Administer Vaccines

ME - LD1165 An Act to Enhance Cost Savings to Consumers of Prescription Drugs

ME - LD1191 An Act Regarding Transparency of Medical Billing

ME - LD1205 An Act Regarding the Scope of Practice of Certified Professional Midwives and Certified Midwives

ME - LD1220 An Act to Require Lyme Disease Vaccine Coverage for State-regulated Health Plans

ME - LD1244 An Act to Define Undisputed Health Insurance Claims

ME - LD1252 An Act to Ensure Choices in Health Insurance Markets by Limiting the Requirement to Offer Clear Choice Design Health Plans

ME - LD1253 An Act to Maintain the Integrity of the Individual and Small Group Health Insurance Markets

ME - LD1262 An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Credit Card and Debit Card Surcharge Prohibition

ME - LD1266 An Act to Clarify the Producer Licensure Required to Act as a Pet Insurance Producer

ME - LD1267 An Act to Provide Alternative Methods of Payment to Health Care Providers

ME - LD1270 An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Restoring Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

ME - LD1271 An Act to Require a Disclaimer on Promotional Materials for Medicare, Medicaid and MaineCare Products by Private Entities

ME - LD1277 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Real Property Investment by Credit Unions

ME - LD1304 Resolve, to Establish the Task Force to Study Barriers to Achieving Behavioral Health Integration and Parity

ME - LD1323 An Act to Amend the Opioid Education Requirements

ME - LD1324 An Act to Allow Credit and Debit Card Surcharges

ME - LD1383 An Act to Regulate Insurance Carrier Prior Authorization Requirements for Rehabilitative and Habilitative Services

ME - LD1387 An Act to Ensure That All Maine Children Have a Healthy Start by Providing Single-payer Health Care Insurance to All Children

ME - LD1354 An Act to Protect Medicare Beneficiaries from Surprise Bills and to Inform Medicare Beneficiaries About Medicare Part B Excess Charges

ME - LD1372 An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Self-insurance Laws to Allow for the Use of Fronting Companies

ME - LD1373 An Act to Allow Employers to Shop for Competitive Health Plan Options by Expanding the Disclosure of Health Claims Information

ME - LD1395 An Act to Increase Transparency Regarding Certain Drug Pricing Programs

ME - LD1396 An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Delegating Authority for Services Performed by Emergency Medical Services Personnel or Others as a Medical Assistant

ME - LD1399 An Act to Improve State Oversight of Proposed Health Care Entity Transactions

ME - LD1400 An Act to Allow Certain Social Workers to Diagnose Organic Mental Illnesses

ME - LD1404 An Act Requiring Insurance Companies to Cover the Care of Expectant Mothers in Adoption Cases and Provide Notice of That Coverage to Pregnant Women

ME - LD1407 An Act to Amend the Maine Insurance Code Regarding Payments by Health Insurance Carriers to Providers

ME - LD1447 Resolve, to Authorize the Training of Nursing Assistants by Certified Nursing Assistants

ME - LD1453 An Act to Amend the Physical Therapist Practice Laws

ME - LD1460 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Certificates of Deposit

ME - LD1494 An Act to Help Address the Worker Shortage in Behavioral Health Care Services by Allowing Provisional Licensure and Providing for Reimbursement for Out-of-state Licensees

ME - LD1497 An Act to Strengthen Medicare by Preventing Providers from Adding Excess Charges

ME - LD1498 An Act to Create a Liaison Program and Complaint Process Within the Bureau of Insurance for Independent Health Care Providers

ME - LD1506 Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Study the Scarcity of Licensed Clinical Behavioral Health Professionals Across the State

ME - LD1533 An Act to Provide for Consistent Billing Practices by Health Care Providers

ME - LD1541 An Act to Amend the Laws Relating to the Certificate of Need

ME - LD1546 An Act Regarding Nondiscrimination in Financial Services

ME - LD1554 An Act to Repeal Certificate of Need Requirements for Health Care Providers

ME - LD1577 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Biomarker Testing

ME - LD1581 An Act Regarding Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists

ME - LD1602 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Stakeholder Group Convened by the Emergency Medical Services' Board on Financial Health of Ambulance Services

ME - LD1615 An Act Regarding Limits on Medication in Vending Machines

ME - LD1635 An Act to Charter a Maine State Bank That Accepts Deposits and Issues Gold Currency Celebrating Maine's Heritage

ME - LD1661 An Act to Require a Liability Automobile Insurance Policy to Cover the Costs of Towing and Storing Certain Vehicles

ME - LD1665 An Act to Improve Breast Health Care by Providing Coverage for Genetic Counseling and Testing

ME - LD1676 An Act to Strengthen the Sustainability and Value of Maine's Designated Health Information Exchange by Acquiring Enhanced Federal Funding

ME - LD1708 An Act to Address Anticompetitive Terms in Health Insurance Carrier and Health Care Provider Contracts

ME - LD1736 An Act to Advance the National HIV/AIDS Strategy in Maine by Broadening HIV Testing

ME - LD1740 An Act to Protect a Patient's Access to Affordable Health Care with Timely Access to Health Care Prices

ME - LD1749 An Act to Establish the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact

ME - LD1766 An Act to Require Insurance Carriers to Compensate Providers for Costs of Providing Medical Records for Utilization Review

ME - LD1793 Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Contract for Discounted Insulin Manufactured and Distributed by Civica Rx

ME - LD1795 An Act to Create Greater Transparency for Facility Fees Charged by Health Care Providers and to Establish the Task Force to Evaluate the Impact of Facility Fees on Patients

ME - LD1816 An Act Requiring Reference-based Pricing to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs

ME - LD1829 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 - LD1832 An Act to Continue the Study of Community Paramedicine and to Make Changes Related to Health Insurance Coverage and Prior Authorization Requirements for Certain Ambulance Service Providers

ME - LD1836 An Act Regarding Insurance Coverage for Diagnostic and Supplemental Breast Examinations

ME - LD1856 Resolve, to Study the Establishment of a Public Option Health Benefit Plan

ME - LD1890 An Act to Ensure Robust Contracts Between Insurers and Providers by Establishing Dispute Resolution Procedures

ME - LD1921 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding State-chartered Credit Unions

ME - LD1936 An Act to Allow Certified Nurse Practitioners to Provide In-home Care Without a Home Health Care Provider License

ME - LD1956 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometrists

ME - LD1990 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Evaluate the Requirements for Licensing of Social Workers

ME - LD2020 An Act to Make Technical Updates to the Maine Uniform Securities Act

ME - LD2040 An Act to Restore the Board of Dental Practice's Authority to Issue Letters of Guidance

ME - LD2043 An Act to Add the State of Maine to the Compact for Licensing Physician Assistants

ME - LD2057 An Act to Require the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy to Obtain Fingerprint-based Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Checks for Applicants for Licensure

ME - LD2073 An Act to Amend the Application of the Law Requiring Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies to Cover Towing and Storage Charges for Certain Vehicles

ME - LD2074 An Act to Prohibit Property and Casualty Insurance Companies from Denying Policyholders in the State Insurance on Their Residences in the State Because of a Loss Sustained to a Home in Another State

ME - LD2075 An Act to Protect Health Care Workers from HIV

ME - LD2096 An Act to Ensure Access to Pain Management Services in Health Insurance Plans

ME - LD2110 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Licensing of Payroll Processors

ME - LD2112 An Act to Replace the Money Transmitters Act

ME - LD2113 An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown

ME - LD2114 Resolve, Directing the Superintendent of Insurance to Collect Data from Health Insurers Related to Prescription Drug Coverage of Generic Drugs and Biosimilars

ME - LD2115 An Act to Prohibit Unfair Practices Related to the Collection of Medical Debt

ME - LD2122 An Act to Create Parity in the Licensing of Emergency Medical Services Professionals and Other Health Care Professionals Who Enter Private Residences

ME - LD2123 An Act Regarding Licensure of Emergency Medical Services Persons

ME - LD2126 An Act Relating to Delegation of Nursing Activities and Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel by Registered Professional Nurses

ME - LD2137 An Act to Join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

ME - LD2140 An Act to Enact the Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact

ME - LD2156 An Act to Authorize the Provision of Emergency Medical Treatment for Certain Dogs

ME - LD2165 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 270: Uniform Reporting System for Quality Data Sets, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Health Data Organization

ME - LD2174 An Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Medical Credit Card Providers

ME - LD2175 An Act to Improve Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs in Underserved Areas

ME - LD2203 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives and Nonprescription Emergency Contraceptives

ME - LD2220 An Act to Update the Law Relating to the Use of Credit Information in Insurance Scoring

ME - LD2233 Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 255: Workers' Compensation Fronting Companies, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance

ME - LD2267 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine to Support International Medical Graduates in Securing Employment

ME - LD2268 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine to Establish a Sponsorship Program for Foreign-trained Physicians

ME - LD2271 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force to Evaluate the Impact of Facility Fees on Patients to Improve Facility Fee Transparency and Notification

ME - LD2282 An Act to Provide Greater Transparency About the Cost of Insulin and to Promote the Availability of Low-cost Insulin in the State