An Act to Amend Certain Laws Regarding Gender-affirming Health Care Services
132nd Legislature
Sec. 32. 24-A MRSA §4303, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §9, is further amended to read: A. For the purposes of this section, "to advocate for medically appropriate health care" means to discuss or recommend a course of treatment, including gender-affirming health care services and reproductive health care services, to an enrollee; to appeal a managed care plan's decision to deny payment for a service, including gender-affirming health care services and reproductive health care services, pursuant to an established grievance or appeal procedure; or to protest a decision, policy or practice that the provider, consistent with the degree of learning and skill ordinarily possessed by reputable providers, reasonably believes impairs the provider's ability to provide medically appropriate health care, including gender-affirming health care services and reproductive health care services, to the provider's patients.
date | time | type | location | description |
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2025-04-22 | 12:59 | Hearing | Cross Building, Room 220 | Hearing |
History
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2025-04-24 | Report READ and ACCEPTED. |
2025-04-24 | On motion by Senator BAILEY of York for the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
2025-04-24 | Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. |
2025-04-24 | Report was READ and ACCEPTED. |
2025-04-24 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY |
2025-04-24 | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
2025-04-23 | Reported Out: REFERRED TO JUD |
2025-04-16 | Voted: REFERRED |
2025-03-21 | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
2025-02-04 | Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence |
2025-02-04 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. |
2025-02-04 | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |