| | Sec. 2. Certificate of need; MaineCare. The following provisions apply | with regard to a certificate of need application filed on | January 22, 2002 by the Maine Veterans' Homes to renovate an | existing 120-bed nursing facility at Augusta. |
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| | 1. The Department of Human Services may not reimburse | through the MaineCare program the Maine Veterans' Homes for | any short-term or long-term costs associated directly or | indirectly with the renovations detailed in the certificate of | need application filed. |
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| | 2. The provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, | section 334 that require an appropriation for the express | purpose of meeting the costs of a nursing facility project for | which a certificate of need has been filed do not apply to the | certificate of need application. |
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| | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | this Act takes effect when approved. |
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