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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 253H.P. 162House of Representatives, January 21, 2025
An Act to Prevent the MaineCare Program from Covering Abortion
Services
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative JAVNER of Chester.
Cosponsored by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot and
Representatives: GRIFFIN of Levant, PAUL of Winterport. Page 1 - 132LR1134(01)
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2 as enacted by PL 2019, c. 274, ยง1, is repealed.
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4 Public Law 2019, chapter 274 enacted the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section
5 3196, which requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide coverage
6 to a MaineCare member for abortion services. Abortion services that are not federally
7 approved Medicaid services must be funded by the State.
8 This bill repeals Title 22, section 3196, removing the requirement that the department
9 fund abortion services for MaineCare members and removing the requirement that the State
10 pay when the abortion services are not covered by Medicaid.
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