§ 5001 Definitions
§ 5001-A Applicability and scope
§ 5002-A Standards for policy provisions and authority to adopt rules
§ 5002-B Continuity of coverage
§ 5004 Loss ratio standards
§ 5005 Disclosure standards
§ 5006-A Filing requirements for advertising
§ 5007 Notice of free examination
§ 5010 Replacement of policies issued prior to January 1, 1992
§ 5010-A Coverage of the disabled
§ 5011 Rating restrictions
§ 5012 Annual guaranteed issue period
§ 5013 Notice regarding policies that are not Medicare supplement policies
§ 5014 Additional penalties
§ 5016 Notification prior to cancellation; restrictions on lapse or termination due to cognitive impairment or functional incapacity

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 24-A > Chapter 67 - Medicare Supplement Insurance Policies

  • Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Applicant: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Certificate: means any certificate delivered or issued for delivery in this State under a group Medicare supplement policy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Certificate form: means the form on which the certificate is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
  • Community action agency: means a private nonprofit agency that has previously been designated by and authorized to accept funds from the Federal Community Services Administration under the United States Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 5321
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Coordinated community program: means a system for providing all necessary social services in a manner designed to:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 5114
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
  • Director: means the director of the division. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 5321
  • Division: means the Division of Purchased and Support Services within the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 5321
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • health insurance: means insurance of human beings against bodily injury, disablement or death by accident or accidental means, or the expense thereof, or against disablement or expense resulting from sickness, and every insurance appertaining thereto, including provision for the mental and emotional welfare of human beings by defraying the costs of legal services only to the extent provided for in chapter 38. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 704
  • Issuer: includes insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, health care service plans, health maintenance organizations and any other entity delivering or issuing for delivery in this State Medicare supplement policies or certificates. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Medicare: means the "Health Insurance for the Aged Act" Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, as amended. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Medicare supplement policy: means a group or individual policy of accident and sickness insurance or a subscriber contract of a nonprofit hospital or medical service organization or nonprofit health care plan or health maintenance organization other than a policy issued pursuant to a contract under the federal Social Security Act, 42 United States Code § 1395, et seq. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Open enrollment period: means the 6-month period beginning when an individual of any age first enrolls for benefits under Medicare Part B and the 6-month period beginning on the 65th birthday of an individual who has enrolled for benefits under Medicare Part B before turning 65 years of age. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Policy form: means the form on which the policy is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Poverty level: means the official poverty level issued by the Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 5321
  • Service area: means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of a community action agency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 5321
  • Social services: means any of the following services that meet such standards as the commissioner may prescribe:
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 5114
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Superintendent: means the Superintendent of Insurance. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 5001
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.