An Act To Expand the Definition of Health Care Facility under the Maine Health and Higher II Educational Facilities Authority Act
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0727
Committee Amendment CA_A_H55 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §2053

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 548, L.D. 727, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand the Definition of Health Care Facility under the Maine Health and Higher 
II 
Educational Facilities Authority Act" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, it is imperative that funding be available as soon as practicable so that 
hospice facilities may begin to provide end-of-life care for those individuals in need of 
such care and so that health information networks may begin the critical work toward 
developing a system of electronic medical records; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2053, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 407, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
3-A. Health care facility. "Health care facility" means a nursing home that is, or 
will be upon completion, licensed under chapter 405; a residential care facility that is, or 
will be upon completion, licensed under chapter 1663; a continuing care retirement 
community that is, or will be upon completion, licensed under Title 24-A, chapter 73; an 
assisted living facility that is, or will be upon completion, licensed under chapter 1664; a 
hospital; a community mental health facility; a scene response air ambulance licensed 
under Title 32, chapter 2-B and the rules adopted thereunder; a facility of a hospice 
program that is, or will be upon completion, licensed under chapter 1681; a nonprofit 
statewide health information network incorporated in the State for the purpose of 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 548, L.D. 727 
exchanging health care information among licensed health care providers in the State; or 
a community health center. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bilI. It retains the provisions of the bill that add a 
statewide health information network to the definition of "health care facility" for 
eligibility for funding through the Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities 
Authority and adds to that definition hospice facilities that are or will be licensed by the 
Department of Health and Human Services. It adds an emergency preamble and an 
emergency clause to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Pi. 
)ved: 04/02/07 frac 
LD727 
LR 1514(02) 
An Act To Expand the Definition of Health Care Facility under the Maine Health and Higher 
Educational Facilities Authority Act 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amende~ by Committee Amendment "11 " 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Not~'Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No state fiscal impact 
This legislation adds eligible borrowers to the Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Act. This 
change will result in no additional costs to the Maine Municipal Bond Bank or the General Fund. 
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