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This bill makes two key changes to Maine's state group health plan regulations. First, it explicitly includes employees of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission as eligible participants in the state's group health plan, adding a new category of coverage. Second, the bill establishes a restrictive standard for future legislative efforts to extend group health plan eligibility to non-state employees, specifying that such extensions can only be made for employees of quasi-governmental entities that receive substantial and continuous operating funds through General Fund appropriations. This provision appears designed to prevent ad hoc expansions of state health plan coverage and to create a clear, standardized framework for determining eligibility beyond traditional state employees. The bill amends Title 5 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated (MRSA), specifically section 285, which governs state employee benefits and group health plan participation.

Health and Social Services

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