---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Regulate Insurance Carrier Prior Authorization Requirements For Physical And Occupational Therapy Services"
description: "An Act To Regulate Insurance Carrier Prior Authorization Requirements For Physical And Occupational Therapy Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1383"
citation: "Maine LD 1383 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stacy BRENNER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-28"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47502bb1-2236-4f1d-9255-7b222369fde7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088040"
source_hash: "3e6d63f9c7f3524401e94541b8798716d73a225360fba71021768bacdf1cb746"
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 1383 (131) — An Act To Regulate Insurance Carrier Prior Authorization Requirements For Physical And Occupational Therapy Services

## 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=SP0548&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0548&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0548&item=4&snum=131)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0548&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Stacy BRENNER — primary (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn COPELAND — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-28** 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
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-272) Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-272) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-272) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-13** On motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-272) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-272). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47502bb1-2236-4f1d-9255-7b222369fde7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).