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reasonable fees, costs or charges provided for under an | | agreement under which the claim arose. This paragraph is | | effective for estates of decedents who die on or after October | | 1, 1997. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 22 MRSA §2172, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 837, Pt. | | A, §49, is amended to read: |
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| | | B. Licensees that are fined pursuant to this chapter are | | required to pay the department the amount of the penalties. | | If a licensee has not paid any collectible fine by the time | | of license renewal, the department may collect the fine by | | requiring payment prior to the processing of any license | | renewal application. An appeal of the department's decision | | to fine a licensee stays the collection of the fine. | | Interest accrues on a fine at the rate specified in Title | 14, section 1602 | | appeal. After the completion of any appeal process or after | | any appeal period has passed, interest accrues pursuant to | Title 14, section 1602-A |
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| | | Sec. 11. 22 MRSA §2498, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 591, Pt. | | J, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | B. Licensees that are fined pursuant to this chapter are | | required to pay the department the amount of the penalties. | | If a licensee has not paid any collectible fines by the time | | of its license renewal, the department may collect such | | fines by requiring their payment prior to the processing of | | any license renewal application. An appeal of the | | department's decision to fine a licensee stays the | | collection of any fine. Interest must accrue on fines at a | rate described in Title 14, section 1602 | | completion of any appeal. After the completion of any | | appeal process or after any appeal period has passed, | interest must accrue pursuant to Title 14, section 1602-A | | 1602-C. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 22 MRSA §7946, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 747, §2, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Collection of penalties; interest. Long-term care | | facilities that are fined pursuant to this chapter are required | | to pay the department the amount of the penalties. Penalties may | | be collected by the department by the offset of any reimbursement | | due the facility, or by any other method authorized by law. An | | appeal of the department's decision to penalize a long-term care | | facility stays the collection of any penalties. All penalties | | are to be assessed for each day that the facility is or was out | | of compliance and are to be collected with interest accruing at |
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