§1811. License required; definitions No person, partnership, association or corporation, nor any state, county or local governmental units, may establish, conduct or maintain in the State any hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home, ambulatory surgical facility or other institution for the hospitalization or nursing care of human beings without first obtaining a license […]
§1812-A. Nursing home defined A nursing home or nursing facility shall be defined as a facility which is operated in connection with a hospital, or in which nursing care and medical services are prescribed by or performed under the general direction of persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State, for the accommodation […]
§1812-B. Hospitals and nursing homes The administration of medication in facilities licensed under section 1811, except group home intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities, may be delegated to unlicensed personnel when such personnel have received appropriate training and instruction and the programs of training and instruction have been approved by the State Board […]
§1812-C. Nursing staff in nursing homes; reimbursement; delegation of duties; and policies 1. Reimbursement of nursing assistants. Nursing homes shall be entitled to receive reimbursement under the department’s principles of reimbursement, in accordance with approved staffing patterns, for long-term care facilities for nursing assistants enrolled in training programs. [PL 1985, c. 738, §1 (NEW).] […]
§1812-D. Reimbursement; geriatric training programs (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 830, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2015, c. 397, §1 (RP).
§1812-E. Ambulatory surgical facility 1. Definition. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, “ambulatory surgical facility” means a facility with a primary purpose of providing elective surgical care to a patient who is admitted to and discharged from the facility within the same day. In order to meet this primary purpose, a […]
§1812-F. Nursing homes; staffing for social services and patient activities 1. Minimum hours. The department shall approve at least the following number of hours for the following services in nursing homes. A. The department shall approve at least 1/2 hour per patient per week for social services. [PL 1991, c. 327 (NEW).] B. […]
§1812-G. Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants and Direct Care Workers 1. Established. The Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants and Direct Care Workers is established in compliance with federal and state requirements. The Department of Health and Human Services shall maintain the registry and make it accessible through a public website portal. [PL […]
§1812-H. Participation in the Medicare health insurance for the aged program 1. Medicare. Any nursing facility that participates in the Medicaid program must participate in the Medicare health insurance for the aged program as a skilled nursing facility. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. FF, §4 (AMD).] 2. Compliance. Any nursing facility required to participate […]
§1812-I. Critical access hospital defined For purposes of this chapter, “critical access hospital” has the same meaning as set out in section 7932, subsection 10. [PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. HH, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 673, §HH1 (NEW).
§1812-J. Unlicensed assistive persons 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Certified nursing assistant” means an individual who has successfully completed an approved nursing assistant training program, holds a certificate of training and meets the eligibility requirements established by the State […]
§1812-K. Intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual disabilities 1. Survey. A state survey agency shall conduct a survey of each intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual disabilities not later than 15 months after the last day of the previous survey. The statewide average interval between surveys must be 12 months or less. The […]
§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 […]
§1812. Maternity home or hospital defined (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 231, §2 (RP).
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§1816. Inspections 1. Inspection requirements. 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 adopted by the department. An institution licensed pursuant to this chapter may not be required to be licensed or inspected […]
§1817. Issuance of licenses The department is authorized to issue licenses to operate hospitals, sanatoriums, convalescent homes, rest homes, nursing homes, ambulatory surgical facilities and other related institutions that, after inspection, are found to comply with this chapter and any rules adopted by the department. An initial license may be issued for up to 12 […]
