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| Dirigo Health Updated through the 130th Legislature Introduction Enacted in 2003, the Dirigo Health Act created a voluntary health care plan designed to give employers with fewer than 50 employees, the self-employed, and individuals an affordable option for the purchase of private health coverage. As a result of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Dirigo Health was discontinued in 2013. The Maine Quality Forum, which is "responsible for monitoring and improving the quality of health care in the State of Maine", continues to operate. This legislative history includes laws that have enacted and amended 24-A MRS §§6901-6981. |
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| Year | LD | Amendments | Session Law | MRS Sections Affected |
Legislative Record Debate & Remarks |
Other Documents & News Clips | Full LD History |
| 2003 |
LD
1611 An Act To Provide Affordable Health Insurance to Small Businesses and Individuals and To Control Health Care Costs |
Enacted with amendments: H-565 S-288 |
PL 2003, c. 469 | Enacted: 24-A MRS §§6901-6915 24-A MRS §§6951-6952 24-A MRS §6971 |
House, May 12, 2003 p. H-566 House, May 12, 2003 p. H-568 House, June 12, 2003 p. H-980-H-995 Senate, June 12, 2003 p. S-970-S-972 House, June 13, 2003 p. H-1002-H-1003 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Governor's Office of Health Policy & Finance. Maine's State Health Plan (July 2004) Report: Commission to Study Maine's Hospitals. Report to the Legislature (Feb. 2005) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2003 | Revisor's Report | N/A | RR 2003, c. 1, §22 |
Amended: 24-A MRS §6910(3) |
No debate. | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 |
LD
1577 An Act To Modify the Calculation and Implementation Date of Savings Offset Payments under the Dirigo Health Act |
Enacted with amendments: H-687 S-359 |
PL 2005, c. 400 |
Enacted: 24-A MRS §6903(4-A) 24-A MRS §6908(12) 24-A MRS §6913(10) Amended: 24-A MRS §6903(12), (13) 24-A MRS §6906 24-A MRS §6908(1)(C) 24-A MRS §6908(2)(C-F) 24-A MRS §6908(6) 24-A MRS §6910 24-A MRS §6911 24-A MRS §6912, 1st para. 24-A MRS §6912(2), (6) 24-A MRS §6913(8)(A) 24-A MRS §6914 24-A MRS §6971(2), (3) Repealed and Replaced: 24-A MRS §6913(1), (2), (3) Repealed: 24-A MRS §6903(4) 24-A MRS §6913(4), (6) |
Senate, June 10, 2005 p. S-1236-S-1244 House, June 14, 2005 p. H-996-H-1007 Senate, June 14, 2005 p. S-1268 House, June 15, 2005 p. H-1017-H-1018 House, May 24, 2005 p. H-1803 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2005 |
LD
1673 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Study Maine's Community Hospitals |
Enacted with amendments: S-356 S-363 |
PL 2005, c. 394, §3 |
Enacted: 24-A MRS §6908(12) |
Senate, June 10, 2005 p. S-1247 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Commission to Study Maine's Hospitals. Report to the Legislature (Feb. 2005) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2005 |
LD 1677 An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations...for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2005, June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007 |
Enacted with amendment: H-673 |
PL 2005, c. 386, Pt. D-3 | Amended: 24-A MRS §6915 |
House, June 10, 2005 p. H-969-H-972 House, June 10, 2005 p. H-976-H-977 Senate, June 10, 2005 p. S-1233-S-1234 Senate, June 10, 2005 p. S-1245-S-1246 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Final Report of the Commission to Reform the State Budget Process (Feb. 2006) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2006 |
LD 2055 An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine |
Enacted with amendments: H-1085 H-1111 H-1101 H-1112 H-1102 H-1118 H-1103 H-1119 H-1110 |
PL 2005, c. 683, §§A-43, A-44, and B-20 |
Amended: 24-A MRS §6913(3)(E) 24-A MRS §6913(3)(G) Reallocated: 24-A MRS §6908(12) |
House, May 24, 2006 p. H-1813 House, May 24, 2006 p. H-1814-H-1815 |
Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2006 |
LD
2097 An Act To Facilitate the Maine Quality Forum |
Enacted with amendment: H-1077 |
PL 2005, c. 615 | Enacted: 24-A MRS §6903(13-A) 24-A MRS §6907(3) Amended: 24-A MRS §6907 |
No debate. | Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2007 |
LD
215 An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations...for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2007 |
Enacted with amendment: H-3 |
PL 2007, c. 1, Pt. X |
Amended: 24-A MRS §6913(1)(A) 24-A MRS §6913(2)(A) |
House, February 8, 2007 p. H-118-H-119 Senate, February 8, 2007 p. S-145 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2007 |
LD
431 An Act To Enable the Dirigo Health Program To Be Self-administered |
Enacted with amendments: H-285 S-309 |
PL 2007, c. 447 |
Enacted: 24-A MRS §6916 24-A MRS §6981 Amended: 24-A MRS §6903(1) 24-A MRS §6904 24-A MRS §6908(2)(E) 24-A MRS §6908(13) 24-A MRS §6909(2)(A) 24-A MRS §6910(1) Repealed and Replaced: 24-A MRS §6905 |
House, May 22, 2007 p. H-553-H-556 Senate, May 24. 2007 p. S-744-S-751 Senate, June 14, 2007 p. S-1045 Senate, June 14, 2007 p. S-1050-S-1051 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2008 |
LD
2247 An Act To Continue Maine's Leadership in Covering the Uninsured |
Enacted with amendments: H-914 H-1013 S-640 S-644 |
PL 2007, c. 629 Parts D, E, and F were repealed by a People's Veto. |
Enacted: 24-A MRS §6908(2)(H) Amended: 24-A MRS §6908(1)(A) 24-A MRS §6908(2)(B) 24-A MRS §6908(2)(G) 24-A MRS §6951 Repealed: 24-A MRS §6908(2)(F) 24-A MRS §6912(4) 24-A MRS §6971 |
House, April 15, 2008 p. H-1590-H-1599 House, April 15, 2008 p. H-1613 House, April 15, 2008 p. H-1619 Senate, April 15, 2008 p. S-2013-S-2021 House, April 16, 2008 p. H-1643 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Final Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services: Review of the Fund for a Healthy Maine (Oct. 1, 2008) Report: Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services. Study of Allocations of the Fund for a Healthy Maine (Dec. 2015) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2008 |
LD
2252 An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine |
Enacted with amendments: H-1036 H-1037 H-1038 H-1044 S-680 |
PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. L-1 |
Amended: 24-A MRS §6915 |
Senate, April 18, 2008 p. S-2108-S-2109 |
Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2008 |
LD
2297 An Act To Establish a Method for Reporting Health Care-associated Infection Quality Data |
N/A | PL 2007, c. 594 |
Enacted: 24-A MRS §6951(10), (11) |
No debate. | N/A | Yes |
| 2009 |
LD 1254 An Act To Repeal Inactive Boards and Commissions |
Enacted with amendments: H-328 H-331 |
PL 2009, c. 369 §A-33 |
Amended: 24-A MRS §6981(2) |
House, May 27, 2009 p. H-600 |
Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2009 |
LD
1264 An Act To Stabilize Funding and Enable DirigoChoice To Reach More Uninsured |
Enacted with amendment: H-490 |
PL 2009, c. 359 |
Enacted: 24-A MRS §6917 Amended: 24-A MRS §6908(2)(B) 24-A MRS §6915 24-A MRS §6951 Repealed: 24-A MRS §6913 |
House, June 2, 2009 p. H-743-H-749 Senate, June 4, 2009 p. S-992-S-997 House, June 8, 2009 p. H-835 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: State of Maine, Dirigo Health Agency. DirigoChoice Eligibility Changes (Oct. 5, 2009) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2009 |
LD
1444 An Act To Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners from Rising Health Care Costs |
Enacted with amendment: S-219 |
PL 2009, c. 350 |
Amended: 24-A MRS §6951(4) |
No debate. | Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2011 |
LD 1043 An Act Making Unified Appropriations…Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013 |
Enacted with amendments: H-620 H-636 S-324 |
PL 2011, c. 380 |
Amended: 24-A MRS §6914 24-A MRS §6917(1) |
House, June 14, 2011 p. H-941-H-942 House, June 15, 2011 p. H-965-H-973 House, June 15, 2011 p. H-1000 Senate, June 15, 2011 p. S-1365-S-1378 House, June 16, 2011 p. H-1005-H-1007 House, June 16, 2011 p. H-1014 Senate, June 16, 2011 p. S-1388-S-1398 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Maine Economic Improvement Fund Annual Report (2011) Report: Recommendations on LD 1043, FY12-13 Budget Bill (Apr. 6, 2011) Report: Report to the Commissioner Mary Mayhew: The Future Role and Structure of the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (Nov. 2011) Report: Report to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs in Accordance With Public Law Chapter 380, Part FF: Reorganization of the Maine State Planning Office (Dec. 1, 2011) Report: 2011 Report Regarding the Land Use Mediation Program (Dec. 7, 2011) Report: Streamline and Prioritize Core Government Services Task Force. Final Report (Dec. 15, 2011) Report: New Pension Plan Design and Implementation Plan (Mar. 2012) Report: Public Law 2011, Chapter 380 Sec. PP-9: Report on the Impact of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Reforms (Dec. 7, 2012) Report: Report on P.L. 2011, c. 657 - Retirement Plan Implementation (Jan. 15, 2013) Report: New State/Teacher Plan 2: New State/Teacher Retirement Plan Report to the Legislature: Proposed Legislation and Implementation Plan (May 6, 2013) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2011 |
LD
1333 An Act To Modify Rating Practices for Individual and Small Group Health Plans and To Encourage Value-based Purchasing of Health Care Services |
Enacted with amendments: H-186 S-96 S-99 |
PL 2011, c. 90 | Amended: 24-A MRS §6904(1) 24-A MRS §6952(7)(D) Repealed: 24-A MRS §6951(8) |
House, May 5, 2011 p. H-385-H-397 House, May 10, 2011 p. H-407-H-408 Senate, May 11, 2011 p. S-649-S-677 House, May 12, 2011 p. H-433-H-448 House, May 12, 2011 p. H-449-H-453 Senate, May 16, 2011 p. S-705-S-713 Senate, May 19, 2011 p. S-782 House, May 25, 2011 p. H-600 House, June 2, 2011 p. H-666 House, June 8, 2011 p. H-847 Senate, June 13, 2011 p. S-1292 House, June 29, 2011 p. H-1053 Senate, June 29, 2011 p. S-1476 Senate, March 22, 2012 p. S-1956 Senate, April 5, 2012 p. S-2122 Senate, April 10, 2012 p. S-2186 House, May 15, 2012 p. H-1552 Senate, May 16, 2012 p. S-2335 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Annual Report to Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and Financial Services (Mar. 15, 2012) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2011 |
LD 1816 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Streamline and Prioritize Core Government Services Task Force for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013 and To Make Certain Other Allocations and Appropriations and Changes to the Law Necessary to the Operation of State Government |
Enacted with amendment: H-707 |
PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. Y |
Amended: 24-A MRS §6914 |
House, February 16, 2012 p. H-1157-H-1165 House, February 16, 2012 p. H-1165-H-1166 Senate, February 16, 2012 p. S-1711-S-1717 Senate, February 16, 2012 p. S-1717-S-1724 Senate, February 23, 2012 p. S-1745-S-1746 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Report of the LD 1816 Section W-1 Adult Developmental Services Work Group (Feb. 5, 2013) Report: Biennial Plan for Services to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism: 2013-2014 (Dec. 15, 2013) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2013 |
LD 250 An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations...Year Ending June 30, 2013 |
Enacted with amendments: S-1 S-3 |
PL 2013, c. 1, Pt. X | Amended: 24-A MRS §6914 |
House, February 21, 2013 p. H-120-H-121 House, February 21, 2013 p. H-123-H-125 Senate, February 21, 2013 p. S-139 Senate, February 21, 2013 p. S-150-S-152 House, February 28, 2013 p. H-139 |
Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2018 |
LD 1871 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force To Address the Opioid Crisis in the State Regarding Respectful Language |
Enacted with amendment: S-463 |
PL 2017, c. 407, §A-99 | Amended: 24-A MRS §6917(3)(B) |
No debate. | Committee File: Please
contact a Reference Librarian. Report: Task Force to Address the Opioid Crisis in the State. Final Report (Dec. 2017) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2019 |
LD
1353 An Act To Establish Transparency in Primary Health Care Spending |
Enacted with amendment: S-156 |
PL 2019, c. 244 | Enacted: 24-A MRS §6903(13-B) 24-A MRS §6951(12) |
No debate. | Report:
Documents Maine Quality Forum. Primary Care Spending in State of Maine (Jan.
15, 2020) Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
Yes |
| 2021 |
LD 1688 An Act To Improve Consistency in Terminology and within the Maine Human Rights Act |
Enacted with amendment: S-323 |
PL 2021, c. 366, §29 | Amended: 24-A MRS §6910(3)(B) |
No debate. | Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2022 |
LD
1196 An Act Regarding Targets for Health Plan Investments in Primary Care and Behavioral Health |
Enacted with amendment: H-911 |
PL 2021, c. 603, Pt. A | Enacted: 24-A MRS §6903(1-A) 24-A MRS §6951(13) |
No debate. | Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2022 |
LD
1786 An Act To Maintain Consistency among Maine's Nondiscrimination Statutes |
Enacted with amendment: S-444 |
PL 2021, c. 553, §17 | Amended: 24-A MRS §6910(3)(B) |
No debate. | Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2022 |
LD
1804 An Act To Provide Consistency in the Laws Regarding Domestic Partners |
Enacted with amendment: H-838 |
PL 2021, c. 567, §40 | Amended: 24-A MRS §6903(3) |
No debate. | Committee File: Please contact a Reference Librarian. | Yes |
| 2022 | Revisor's Report | N/A | RR 2021, c. 2, §A-87 | Amended: 24-A MRS §6903(18)(B) |
N/A | N/A | N/A |