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ME LD67
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michele Meyer
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AI Summary
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Requires urgent care facilities in Maine to obtain a license before operating, adding them to the list of health care institutions that must be licensed under state law
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Defines "urgent care facility" as a walk-in health care facility for non-life-threatening conditions that does not have a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner on site
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Excludes from the definition hospital-licensed facilities, overnight care facilities, and private physician or dentist offices
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Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish licensure standards by July 1, 2026, covering staffing, quality of care, advertising, inspections, complaint investigations, and accreditation
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Sets licensure fees between $50 and $500 and adds urgent care facilities to the statutory definition of "health care facility"
Legislative Description
An Act to Establish Minimum Standards for Certain Urgent Care Facilities
Health Care Facilities
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
5/27/2025