22 §1722. Voluntary restraint (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1721)
§1722. Voluntary restraint (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1721) 1. Voluntary restraint. To control the rate of growth of the costs of hospital services, each hospital licensed under chapter 405 may voluntarily restrain cost increases and consolidated operating margins in accordance with this section. Each hospital shall annually report to the joint standing committee of […]
22 §1723. Processing fee
§1723. Processing fee Beginning October 1, 2010, a facility or health care provider subject to the licensing, certification or registration processes of this chapter or chapter 405, 411, 412, 417 or 419 shall pay a processing fee not to exceed $10 to the department for the reissuance of a license, certificate or registration when the […]
22 §1724. Criminal background checks (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1723)
§1724. Criminal background checks (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1723) Beginning October 1, 2010, a facility or health care provider subject to the licensing or certification processes of chapter 405, 412 or 419 shall obtain, prior to hiring an individual who will work in direct contact with a consumer, criminal history record information on that […]
22 §1725. Neuropsychological and psychological evaluations
§1725. Neuropsychological and psychological evaluations 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Neuropsychological evaluation” means a testing method through which a neuropsychologist or a psychologist can acquire data about a person’s cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning for purposes of diagnosing or […]
22 §1726. Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
§1726. Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council The Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council, as established in Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 47‑I and referred to in this section as “the advisory council,” is established to improve the quality and delivery of patient-centered and family-focused care in accordance with […]
22 §1727. Cooperation with law enforcement (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1726)
§1727. Cooperation with law enforcement (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1726) A hospital licensed under chapter 404 or 405 shall make a good faith effort to cooperate with law enforcement agencies as provided in this section. [RR 2015, c. 1, §18 (RAL).] 1. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) Service […]
22 §1720. Nursing facility medical director reimbursement
§1720. Nursing facility medical director reimbursement The department shall include in its calculation of reimbursement for services provided by a nursing facility an allowance for the cost of a medical director in a base year amount not to exceed $10,000, with that amount being subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment. [PL 2005, c. 242, […]
22 §1721. Prohibition on payment for health care facility mistakes or preventable adverse events
§1721. Prohibition on payment for health care facility mistakes or preventable adverse events 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Health care facility” means a hospital or ambulatory surgical center licensed under chapter 405. [PL 2007, c. 605, §1 (NEW).] […]
22 §1714-D. Critical access hospital reimbursement
§1714-D. Critical access hospital reimbursement Beginning April 1, 2012, the department shall reimburse licensed critical access hospitals at 109% of MaineCare allowable costs for both inpatient and outpatient services provided to patients covered by the MaineCare program. Of the total allocated from hospital tax revenues under Title 36, chapter 375, $1,000,000 in state and federal […]
22 §1714-E. Credible allegations of fraud; provider payment suspensions (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §1714-E, sub-§7) (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1714-D) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED ON CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §1714-E, sub-§7)
§1714-E. Credible allegations of fraud; provider payment suspensions (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §1714-E, sub-§7) (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1714-D) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED ON CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §1714-E, sub-§7) If the department determines that there is a credible allegation of fraud by […]