---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Process For Obtaining Prior Authorization For Health Insurance Purposes"
description: "An Act Regarding The Process For Obtaining Prior Authorization For Health Insurance Purposes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 705"
citation: "Maine LD 705 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "PRIOR AUTHORIZATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Geoffrey GRATWICK"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1908c4cc-51e0-4dc9-a8e7-1a125f3e0bf8"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071682"
source_hash: "1d868bd1c7c3ab7b543582ae97688d035da828470276fb37704c766c26c547a6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 705 (129) — An Act Regarding The Process For Obtaining Prior Authorization For Health Insurance Purposes

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0218&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0218&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0218&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Geoffrey GRATWICK — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-12** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-175) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-175). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-175).
- **2019-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1908c4cc-51e0-4dc9-a8e7-1a125f3e0bf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).