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ME LD1890
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Robert Foley
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AI Summary
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Exempts ambulatory surgical facilities from the requirement to obtain a Certificate of Need from the Department of Health and Human Services for establishment or expansion
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Hospital-owned or operated ambulatory surgical facilities qualify for the exemption only if operated and paid exclusively as an ambulatory surgical facility
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Hospital-affiliated facilities must not share space with a hospital or critical access hospital outpatient surgery department to qualify for the exemption
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"Temporal separation" (operating at different times) does not satisfy the space-sharing prohibition—facilities sharing physical space remain ineligible regardless of scheduling
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Repeals 22 MRSA §330, sub-§6 and amends existing Certificate of Need exemption provisions in Maine law
Legislative Description
An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter
Health Care Facilities
Last Action
Ordered sent down forthwith.
3/12/2026