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22 ME Rev Stat § 1812-L (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1812-L. Performance of certain tasks by physicians and others

 §1812-L. Performance of certain tasks by physicians and others 1.  Performance of certain tasks for residents receiving skilled nursing facility services.  For a nursing facility resident receiving skilled nursing facility level services:   A. The initial comprehensive visit through which a plan of care is developed for the resident and every alternate required visit thereafter must be performed by a physician;   [PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]B. The alternate required visits may be performed by a physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist who is licensed or certified as such by the State and performing within the authorized scope of practice if delegated by a physician;   [PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]C. Medically necessary visits may be performed by a physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist who is licensed or certified as such by the State and performing within the authorized scope of practice if delegated by a physician; and   [PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]D. Certifications and recertifications to verify that the resident requires daily skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services may be performed by a physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist who is licensed or certified as such by the State and performing within the authorized scope of practice and who is not employed by the facility and who is working in collaboration with a physician.   [PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Performance of certain tasks for residents receiving nursing facility services.  For a nursing facility resident receiving nursing facility level services, a physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist who is licensed or certified as such by the State and performing within the authorized scope of practice and who is not employed by the facility and who is working in collaboration with a physician may perform any physician task, including but not limited to:   A. The resident's initial comprehensive visit;   [PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]B. Any other required visit; and   [PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).]C. Any medically necessary visit.   [PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 145, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1813 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1813. Licenses for new and existing hospitals

 §1813. Licenses for new and existing hospitals A person, partnership, association or corporation or any state, county or local governmental unit may not continue to operate an existing hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or ambulatory surgical facility or open a hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or ambulatory surgical facility unless the operation is approved and regularly licensed by the State.   [PL 1991, c. 104 (RPR).]Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, a state-operated mental health hospital subject to licensure may have its current conditional license extended until January 1, 1993. By January 1, 1993, the department shall adopt rules that apply specifically to the licensure of psychiatric and mental health hospitals. Until those rules are adopted, the department shall apply existing hospital licensure rules to psychiatric and mental health hospitals.   [PL 1991, c. 104 (RPR).]For nursing facilities providing both nursing home and assisted living services, the department shall issue one license reflecting both levels of care. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this paragraph. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.   [PL 1997, c. 488, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 231, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 136, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 572, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 875, §E34 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 878, §A59 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 104 (RPR). PL 1997, c. 488, §1 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1814 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1814. Application

 §1814. Application Any person, partnership, association or corporation, including state, county or local governmental units, desiring a license shall file with the department a verified application containing the name of the applicant desiring the license; whether the persons so applying are at least 18 years of age; the type of institution to be operated; the location; the name of the person in charge. Application on behalf of a corporation or association or governmental units shall be made by any 2 officers thereof or by its managing agents. All applicants shall submit satisfactory evidence of their ability to comply with the minimum standards of this chapter and all regulations adopted thereunder.   [PL 1989, c. 136, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 433, §44 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 598, §34 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 136, §3 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1815 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1815. Fees

 §1815. Fees Each application for a license to operate a hospital, convalescent home or nursing home must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee. Hospitals shall pay $40 for each bed contained within the facility. Nursing and convalescent homes shall pay $26 for each bed contained within the facility. Each application for a license to operate an ambulatory surgical facility must be accompanied by the fee established by the department. The department shall establish the fee for an ambulatory surgical facility, not to exceed $500, on the basis of a sliding scale representing size, number of employees and scope of operations. All licenses must be renewed annually, or for a term of years, as required by law upon payment of a renewal fee. Hospitals shall pay a $40 renewal fee for each bed contained within the facility. Nursing and convalescent homes shall pay a $26 renewal fee for each bed contained within the facility. In the case of a license renewal that is valid for more than one year, the renewal fee must be multiplied by the number of years in the term of the license. The State's share of all fees received by the department under this chapter must be deposited in the General Fund. A license granted may not be assignable or transferable. State hospitals are not required to pay licensing fees.   [PL 2011, c. 257, §9 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 231, §4 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 491, §2 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 703, §A12 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 136, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 572, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §A60 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 752, §2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §K4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 507, §C1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 507, §C4 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 257, §9 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1815-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1815-A. Nursing home surcharge

 §1815-A. Nursing home surcharge In addition to the fee in section 1815, an application for a license to operate a nursing home must be accompanied by a nonrefundable surcharge of $5 for each bed contained within the facility. The surcharge must be deposited in the General Fund.   [PL 1991, c. 765, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 765, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1816 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1816. Inspections

 §1816. Inspections Every building, institution or establishment for which a license has been issued must be periodically inspected by duly appointed representatives of the division of licensing and certification under the rules and regulations to be established by the department. An institution licensed pursuant to this chapter may not be required to be licensed or inspected under the laws of this State relating to hotels, restaurants, lodging houses, boardinghouses and places of refreshments. A full license may not be issued until the applicant has furnished the department with a written statement signed by the Commissioner of Public Safety or the proper municipal official designated in Title 25, chapters 313 to 321 to make fire safety inspections that the home and premises comply with chapters 313 to 321 relating to fire safety. The department shall establish and pay reasonable fees to the municipal official or the Commissioner of Public Safety for each such inspection. This written statement must be furnished prior to the issuance of full licensure.   [PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. MM, §1 (AMD).]A hospital licensed under this chapter is exempt from department relicensure inspection requirements under this chapter if the hospital is certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for participation in the federal Medicare program and holds full accreditation status by a health care facility accrediting organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. If a hospital is certified to participate in the federal Medicare program and not accredited by a health care facility accrediting organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the department shall inspect the hospital every 3 years for compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' conditions of participation. The provisions of this paragraph do not exempt a hospital from an inspection by the department in response to a complaint or suspected violation of this chapter or of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' conditions of participation or an inspection by another state agency or municipality for building code, fire code, life safety code or other purposes unrelated to health care facility licensing or accreditation. For purposes of this paragraph, "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.   [PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. MM, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 592, §5 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 623, §27 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A71 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 488, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 314, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 314, §2 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. YY, §5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. MM, §1 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1818 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1818. Appeals

 §1818. Appeals Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the department in refusing to issue a license or the renewal of a license may request a hearing as provided by the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375.   [PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §72 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 303, §3 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A72 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1819 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1819. Investment of hospital trust funds

 §1819. Investment of hospital trust funds Hospitals may treat any 2 or more trust funds as a single fund solely for the purpose of investment, if such investment is not prohibited by the instrument, judgment, decree or order creating such trust funds. Unless ordered by decree, the hospital so investing said funds is not required to render a court accounting with regard to such funds, but it, as accountant, or any interested person, may by petition to the Superior Court or the probate court in the county where said hospital is located secure approval of such accounting on such conditions as the court may establish.
22 ME Rev Stat § 1819-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1819-A. Financial disclosure

 §1819-A. Financial disclosure Each hospital licensed under this chapter must annually publicly disclose:   [PL 2005, c. 249, §1 (NEW).]1.  IRS Form 990.  The federal Internal Revenue Service Form 990, including all related disclosable schedules, for the hospital and for each tax-exempt entity related to the hospital that is required by federal law to file that form with the Internal Revenue Service; and   [PL 2005, c. 249, §1 (NEW).] 2.  IRS Form 1120.  The federal Internal Revenue Service Form 1120 for each for-profit entity in which the hospital has a controlling interest.   [PL 2005, c. 249, §1 (NEW).] Information required to be disclosed under this section must be submitted by the hospital to the department within 5 months after the end of the hospital's fiscal year or within 5 months after the date on which the entity files the applicable form with the Internal Revenue Service. The department shall make available for public inspection and photocopying copies of all documents required by this section and shall post those documents on the department's publicly accessible website. The department shall post a chart on the website listing each hospital and providing a link to the documents filed pursuant to subsection 1.   [PL 2009, c. 350, Pt. C, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 249, §1 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 350, Pt. C, §1 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1820 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1820. Standards

 §1820. Standards The department shall have the power to establish reasonable standards under this chapter which it finds to be necessary and in the public interest and may rescind or modify such regulations from time to time as may be in the public interest, in so far as such action is not in conflict with any of the provisions of said chapter. No standards, rules or regulations of the department pursuant to this chapter shall be adopted or enforced which would have the effect of denying a license to any hospital or other institution required to be licensed, solely by reason of the school or system of practice employed or permitted to be employed by physicians therein, provided such school or system of practice is recognized by the laws of this State.
22 ME Rev Stat § 1820-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1820-A. Right of entry and inspection of nursing homes and boarding homes

 §1820-A. Right of entry and inspection of nursing homes and boarding homes The department and any duly designated officer or employee thereof shall have the right to enter upon and into the premises of any nursing home licensed pursuant to this chapter at any reasonable time in order to determine the state of compliance with this chapter and any rules and regulations in force pursuant thereto. Such right of entry and inspection shall extend to any premises which the department has reason to believe is being operated or maintained as a nursing home without a license, but no such entry or inspection of any premises shall be made without the permission of the owner or person in charge thereof, unless a warrant is first obtained from the District Court authorizing the same. Any application for a nursing home license made pursuant to this chapter shall constitute permission for and complete acquiescence in any entry or inspection of the premises for which the license is sought in order to facilitate verification of the information submitted on or in connection with such application.   [PL 1975, c. 719, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 334 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 719, §3 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1821 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1821. Violations; penalties (REPEALED)

 §1821. Violations; penalties (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 231, §6 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 774, §2 (RP).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1822 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1822. Notice of voluntary closure of hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or similar institution

 §1822. Notice of voluntary closure of hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or similar institution Any person, including county or local government units, who is conducting, managing or operating any hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or institution within the meaning of this chapter and who is properly licensed therefor in accordance with this chapter shall give at least 30 days' advance notice of the voluntary closing of such facility to the patients therein and to those persons, governmental units or institutions who are primarily responsible for the welfare of those patients who are being cared for by said hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or institution so that adequate preparation may be made for the orderly transfer of said patients to another qualified facility.   [PL 2019, c. 501, §11 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 281 (NEW). RR 2017, c. 2, §5 (COR). PL 2019, c. 501, §11 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1822-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1822-A. Notice to nursing facility applicants

 §1822-A. Notice to nursing facility applicants If an applicant to a nursing facility has not received a preadmission assessment in accordance with section 3174‑I, the nursing facility shall provide to the applicant and any relative or friend assisting the applicant a notice prepared by the department regarding preadmission assessment. The notice must indicate that preadmission assessment is required and that, if the applicant depletes the applicant's resources and applies for Medicaid in the future, the applicant may need to leave the nursing facility if an assessment conducted at that time finds that the applicant is not medically eligible for nursing facility services.   [PL 1995, c. 170, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 410, §FF8 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 170, §1 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1823 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1823. Treatment of minors

 §1823. Treatment of minors Any hospital licensed under this chapter or alcohol or drug treatment facility licensed pursuant to section 7801 that provides facilities to a minor in connection with the prevention of a sexually transmitted infection or the treatment of that minor for a sexually transmitted infection or treatment of that minor for substance use or for the collection of sexual assault evidence through a sexual assault forensic examination is under no obligation to obtain the consent of that minor's parent or guardian or to inform that parent or guardian of the provision of such facilities so long as such facilities have been provided at the direction of the person or persons referred to in Title 32, sections 2595, 3292, 3817, 6221 or 7004. The hospital shall notify and obtain the consent of that minor's parent or guardian if that hospitalization continues for more than 16 hours.   [PL 2019, c. 236, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 145, §6 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 78, §146 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 96, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §142 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §134 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 90, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §73 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 236, §1 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1824 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1824. Personal funds of residents

 §1824. Personal funds of residents The operator or agent of any skilled nursing or intermediate care facility, licensed pursuant to this chapter, who manages, holds or deposits the personal funds of any resident of the facility is subject to all the procedures and provisions included in section 7857.   [PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §6 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §25 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 719, §4 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 596, §B6 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 596, §B25 (AFF).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1825 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1825. Smoking in nursing homes (REPEALED)

 §1825. Smoking in nursing homes (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 293 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 300, §9 (RP).
22 ME Rev Stat § 1827 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 2: HEALTH|Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE|Chapter 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS|22 §1827. Photographs of nursing home residents

 §1827. Photographs of nursing home residents A nursing home may require an identification photograph of each resident. Photographs may not be used for any other purpose without the permission of the resident for each specific use. The permission must indicate the specific purpose which the pictures are to be used for and, except for the identification photograph, may not be contained in the admission contract or agreement.   [PL 1985, c. 291, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 291, §1 (NEW).