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Office of the Commissioner

Pending Sunrise Reviews

   
Sunrise Review Survey Regarding Licensing of Wetland Scientists (June 12, 2009) PDF Word
Survey Responses  
Michael Lychwala PDF Word
Gil Paquette PDF Word
Colen Peters PDF Word
Maine Association of Wetland Scientists PDF  
Sunrise Review Survey Regarding Licensing of Certain Mechanical Trades (June 12, 2009) PDF Word
Survey Responses    
Associated Builders and Contractors of Maine PDF  
Dean & Allyn PDF Word
Fire Marshal's Office PDF Word
Kinetics PDF  
Maine Pulp & Paper Association PDF Word
Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association of Greater Boston PDF Word
United Association Local 716 Plumbers & Pipefitters PDF Word
     

Completed Sunrise Reviews

   
Report of the Governor's Task Force on Expanding Access to Oral Health Care for Maine People (December 1, 2008) PDF  
Sunrise Review of Oral Health Care Issues (February 2008)   Word
Sunrise Review Regarding the Practice of Licensed Midwifery (January 2008) PDF  
Government Evaluation Act (November 2007) PDF  
Sunrise Review of LD 1508, An Act to Regulate Fire Alarm Contractors (January 2007)
Sunrise Review of LD 1827, An Act to Clarify Prescription Drug Labels (January 2007)
An Act to Protect Maine Citizens from Identity Theft (February 2006)
Report on Private & Special Law 2005, Chapter 18 (LD 1306) – An Act to Authorize the Deparment of Professional and Financial Regulation to Develop a Model for Registration of Home Building and Improvement Contractors (February 2006)
Sunrise Review of LD 1525, Section 28 – An Act to Amend Real Estate Brokerage Laws (January 2006)
Sunrise Review of the Expanded Scope of Practice for Maine Denturists, Submitted Pursuant to P.L. 2004 Chapter 669 (December 2005)
Report of the Board of Nursing Home Administrators on P.L. 2003 Chapter 416 – An Act to Implement Regulatory Reforms and To Address Staffing Issues in Long-term Care Facilities (January 2004)
Sunrise Review Report on LD 1551 – An Act to License Home Building and Improvement Contractors (January 2004)
Sunrise Review Report on LD 909 – Resolve, to Establish the Committee to Investigate the Feasibility of and Need for Regulation of Spoken Language Interpreters (December 2003)
Sunrise Review Report on LD 263 – An Act to Define a Scope of Practice for Acupuncture (December 2003)
Pursuant to P.L. 762 - AN ACT to Implement the Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Establish a Comprehensive Internet Policy (January 2001)
Sunrise Review of L.D. 2345 - Resolve, to Enhance the Availability of Neuropsychological Assessment to Maine's Children (January 2001)
Sunrise Review of L.D. 2478 - AN ACT to License Cued Speech Transliterators of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (December 2000)

Bureau of Financial Institutions

Annual Report from the Superintendent for the Year 2007 (January 2008)

Bureau of Insurance

Annual Report from the Superintendent for the Year 2008 (April 2009)
Consumer Health Care Division Annual Report for the Year 2008
Market Conditions for Life Settlements (January 13, 2006)
Study on the Feasibility of and Process for the Creation of an Insurance Fraud Division within the Bureau of Insurance (December 5, 2005)
Insurance Fraud Report for the Year 2007 (August 5, 2008)
Life Insurance Policy Settlements Pursuant to P.L. 2007, ch. 543 (April 2009)  

—Health

Lyme Disease and Other Tick-borne Illnesses (March 20, 2009) PDF Word
Direct Care Workers (December 2008) PDF Word
Review and Evaluation of LD 1667, An Act To Require Health Insurance to Provide Coverage for Nutritional Wellness and Prevention
Review and Evaluation of LD 658, An Act To Protect the Health of Infants (June 6, 2007)
Review and Evaluation of LD 1429, An Act To Require Insurance Coverage for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (June 6, 2007)
Reform Options for Maine’s Individual Health Insurance Market, An Analysis Prepared for the Bureau of Insurance (May 30, 2007)
Report on decisions by the Superintendent to allow health insurance carriers to offer health plans which offer enrollees financial incentives to use designated providers (January 29, 2007)
Update to the implementation of P.L. 2005, chapter 97 (LD 416)  - volume of complaints received by the Bureau as a result of the requirement that health care providers in office settings submit claims on the standardized federal form used by non-institutional providers (January 6, 2006)
Follow-up Review and Evaluation of Public Law 2003, ch. 20, Part VV, Required Parity for Mental Health Coverage (January 1, 2006)
Cumulative Impact of Mandates in Maine (December 2007)
Review and Evaluation of LD 27, An Act to Require That Licensed Pastoral Counselors Be Recognized as Licensed Professionals for Purposes of Insurance Reimbursement
And
LD28, An Act to Require That Mental Health Workers with Family Therapist Licenses Be Recognized as Licensed Professionals for Purposes of Insurance Reimbursement
(April 15, 2005)
Review and Evaluation of LD 1353, an Act to Ensure Access to Women's Health Care Coverage for All Maine Women (October 15, 2003)
Review and Evaluation of LD 213, an Act to Assist Maine's Infertile Citizens (October. 2003)
Review and Evaluation of LD 1087, an Act to Require All Health Insurers to Cover the Cost of Hearing Aids (October 2003)
Review and Evaluation of LD 125, an Act to Promote Fairness and Opportunity for Working Amputees (5-23-03)
Efforts by Maine Health Insurance Carriers to Implement Uniform Prescription Drug Information Cards (1-15-03)
Review and Evaluation of LD 600, An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on School-based Health Care (1-8-02)
Review and Evaluation of LD 1627, An Act to Ensure Equality in Mental Health Coverage (1-8-02)
Report of the Superintendent of Insurance on Mandated Health Insurance Claims for: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, Mammography and Breast Cancer Treatment, and Chiropractic Services for the Year 2006  
Review and Evaluation of LD 323, An Act Concerning Patient Access to Eye Care Providers (5-9-01)
Review and Evaluation of LD 403, An Act to Provide Health Insurance Coverage for General Anesthesia and Associated Facility Charges for Dental Procedures for Certain Vulnerable Persons (5-9-01)
White Paper: Maine's Individual Health Insurance Market (Updated 1-22-01)

—Property and Casualty

Annual Report of the Superintendent on the Availability of Property & Casualty Insurance (January 2008)
Uninsured Motorist Coverage and Butterfield v. Norfolk and Dedham Mutual Insurance Co. (November 1, 2005)
Medical Malpractice Insurance in Maine (March 30, 2005)
Market Conditions and Trends For Property and Casualty Insurance in Maine (January 5, 2004)

—Workers' Compensation

LD 840, An Act to Update the Authority of the Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) to Better Serve the Needs of Maine Employers (March 2008) PDF Word
Annual Report on the Status of the Maine Workers' Compensation System (February 2009)
The State of Competition in the Maine Workers' Compensation Market (12-31-08)
Workers' Compensation 24-Hour Pilot Projects (8-25-03)

Office of Consumer Credit Protection

Resolve, Authorizing the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation to Study the Payday Advance Industry and Related Consumer Credit Lending Issues in Maine (2-1-06)

Last Updated: October 7, 2009