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MaineLD 270132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

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

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Clearer denial letters from health insurers

The law updates what Maine-regulated health insurers must include in denial letters. For treatment decisions and other benefit denials, the letter must list the reviewers’ credentials and confirm they did not make the first decision. The insurer must give a point of contact by name, address, and phone to answer enrollee questions. Insurers no longer have to include the reviewers’ names and job titles.

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There is no primary sponsor on record.

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Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 136 • No: 0

House vote • 5/13/2025

ACC OUGHT TO PASS AS AMEND REP

Yes: 136 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. RESLV Chapter 31

    5/1/2026

  2. FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

    5/21/2025Senate

  3. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    5/20/2025House

  4. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-123) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-123), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.

    5/14/2025Senate

  5. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYOn OBJECTION of Representative MOONEN of Portland REMOVED.The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 131(Yeas 136 - Nays 0 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Resolve was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-123) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-123) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    5/13/2025House

  6. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

    3/21/2025House

  7. Reported by Representative MATHIESON for the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072.Received by the Clerk of the House on January 23, 2025.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.

    1/23/2025House

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