An Act To Regulate Assessments of the Maine Health Data Organization
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0532
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: NUTTING, WESTON, BRUNO, CURLEY, LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER, O'BRIEN
Amends: 22 MRSA §8705, 22 MRSA §8706

Legislative Document 
No. 532 
H.P.417 
House of Representatives, February 6, 2003 
An Act To Regulate Assessments of the Maine Health Data 
Organization 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative NUTTING of Oakland. 
Cosponsored by Senator WESTON of Waldo and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BRUNO of Raymond, CURLEY of Scarborough, DUGA Y of Cherryfield, 
LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER of Biddeford, O'BRIEN of Augusta. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8705, sub-§l. as amended by PL 2001, c. 457, 
§11, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Ru1emating. 
The 
board shall 
adopt 
rules setting a 
schedule of forfeitures for failure to file data as required aBa 
{aill,u;:e--t.-e--pay--assessmeBtsT and willful or negligent failure to 
safeguard the identity of patients or providers. 
The rules may 
contain procedures for monitoring compliance with this chapter. 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §8706, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 457, 
§13, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Permanent 
fundinq. 
Permanent 
funding 
for 
the 
organization is provided from reasonable costs T and user fees aBa 
assessmeBts according to this subsection and as provided by rules 
adopted by the board. 
A. 
Fees 
may 
be 
charged 
for 
the 
reasonable 
costs 
of 
duplicating, mailing, publishing and supplies. 
B. 
Reasonable user fees must be charged on a sliding scale 
for 
the 
right 
to 
access 
and 
use 
the health data 
and 
information available from the organization. 
Fees may be 
charged 
for 
services 
provided 
to 
the 
department 
on 
a 
contractual basis. 
Fees must be waived for the Bureau of 
Insurance. 
Fees may be reduced or waived for users that 
demonstrate 
a 
plan to 
use 
the 
data 
or 
information 
in 
research of general value to the public health or inability 
to pay the scheduled fees, as provided by rules adopted by 
the board. 
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Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §8706. sub-§3. as enacted by PL 1995, c. 653, 
Pt. A, §2 and affected by §7, is amended to read: 
3. 
Use of funds. 
The organization shall use the revenues 
from feesT-assessffieBts and user fees to defray the costs incurred 
by the board pursuant to this chapter, including staff salaries, 
administrative expenses, data system expenses, 
consulting fees 
and 
any 
other 
reasonable 
costs 
incurred 
to 
administer 
this 
chapter. 
This 
assessments 
leaving the 
fees. 
bill 
repeals 
to 
support 
organization 
SUMMARY 
the 
provisions 
of 
law 
concerning 
the 
Maine 
Health 
Data 
Organization, 
supported by reasonable costs and user