An Act to Establish
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0067
Committee Amendment CA_A_H189 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §1811, 22 MRSA §2053

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 31, L.D. 67, "An Act to Establish 
Minimum Standards for Certain Urgent Care Facilities" 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1811, first 1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 136, §1 and c. 572, 
§ 1 and repealed and replaced by c. 878, Pt A, §58, is further amended to read: 
Ne A person, partnership, association or corporation, Bel' or any state, county or local 
governmental units, may not establish, conduct or maintain in the State any hospital, 
sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home, ambulatory surgical facility.,, 
urgent care facility or other institution for the hospitalization or nursing care of human 
beings without first obtaining a license therefor. Hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, 
rest home, nursing home, ambulatory surgical facility and other related institution, within 
the meaning of this chapter, means any institution, place, building or agency in which any 
accommodation is maintained, furnished or offered for the hospitalization of the sick or 
injured or care of any aged or infirm persons requiring or receiving chronic or convalescent 
care. Noth-mg m this el½apter mey This chapter does not apply to hotels or other similar 
places that furnish only board and room, or either, to their guests or to such homes for the 
aged or blind as may be subject to licensing under any other law.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in§ 1812-M by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 
to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'1. Definition. As used in this chapter, "urgent care facility" means a health care 
facility that is not otherwise licensed with a prima1y purpose of providing medical 
evaluation and care on a walk-in basis for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses and 
that does not have a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner on site to provide 
patient care. "Urgent care facility" does not include: 
A. A facility that is licensed as part of a hospital; 
B. A facility that provides services or accommodations for patients who stay overnight; 
or 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A.' to H.P. 31, L.D. 67 
C. The private office of a physician or dentist in individual or group practice.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2053, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 72, § 1, is 'fmther 
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 exchanging health care information 
among licensed health care providers in the State; ffi' a community health center; or an 
urgent care facility licensed under section 1812-M.' • 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that the licensing standards established in the bill do not 
apply to facilities that have a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner on site to 
provide patient care. It also adds urgent care facilities to the definition of "health care 
facility" under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 413, the laws governing the· 
Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/20/25 L-RL-
LD67 
LR 285(02) 
An Act to Establish Minimum Standards for Certain Urgent Care Facilities 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment')\" I\H- -/ oq) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detaii and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the provisions of this bill are 
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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