Maine § 5406. - User fees

Full text of Maine Maine Revised Statutes § 5406. — User fees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5406.. User fees

The commissioner shall charge a user fee to all carriers that offer qualified health plans in the marketplace. The user fee must be paid monthly by the carrier and deposited into the marketplace trust fund and may be used only for marketplace functions. The user fee must be applied at a rate that is a percentage of the total monthly premium charged by a carrier for each qualified health plan sold in the marketplace and may not exceed the total user fee rate charged by the Federal Government for use of the federally facilitated exchange during plan year 2020. The rate is 0.5% during any period that the State is using the federal platform as described in 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 155.200(f) and 3% during any period that the State is performing all the functions of a state-based marketplace as described in 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 155.200.   [PL 2019, c. 653, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]

Frequently Asked Questions About Maine § 5406.

What does Maine Revised Statutes § 5406. cover?

Section 5406. ("User fees") is part of the Maine Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Maine. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

How do I cite Maine § 5406.?

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