Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A. Maine Insurance Code § 2729-A. Limits on priority liens

No policy for health insurance shall provide for priority over the insured of payment for any hospital, nursing, medical or surgical services or of any expenses paid or reimbursed under the policy, in the event the insured is entitled to receive payment reimbursement from any other person as a result of legal action or claim, except as provided herein.

A policy may contain a provision that allows such payments, if that provision is approved by the superintendent, and if that provision requires the prior written approval of the insured and allows such payments only on a just and equitable basis and not on the basis of a priority lien. A just and equitable basis shall mean that any factors that diminish the potential value of the insured's claim shall likewise reduce the share in the claim for those claiming payment for services or reimbursement. Such factors shall include, but are not limited to: