The hospital or ambulatory surgical center licensed under chapter 405 shall post in a conspicuous place a statement about the availability of the price list as required by this section.__ Posting of the price list is not required.

The hospital or ambulatory surgical center licensed under chapter 405 shall provide its price list upon request of a consumer.

The price list may include a statement that actual charges may vary depending on individual need and other factors.

Sec. C-16. 22 MRSA §2061, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 390, §24, is further amended to read:

2. Review. Each project for a health care facility has been reviewed and approved to the extent required by the agency of the State that serves as the Designated Planning Agency of the State or by the Department of Human Services in accordance with the provisions of the Maine Certificate of Need Act of 1978 2002, as amended, or, in the case of a project for a hospital, has been reviewed and approved by the Maine Health Care Finance Commission to the extent required by chapter 107 and is consistent with the cost containment provisions for health care and health coverage of the State Health Plan adopted pursuant to Title 2, section 101, paragraph A;

Sec. C-17. 22 MRSA §8702, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §21 and affected by §25, is further amended to read:

4. Health care facility. "Health care facility" means a public or private, proprietary or not-for-profit entity or institution providing health services, including, but not limited to, a radiological facility licensed under chapter 160, a health care facility licensed under chapter 405 or certified under chapter 405-D, an independent radiological service center, a federally qualified health center or, rural health clinic or rehabilitation agency certified or otherwise approved by the Division of Licensing and Certification within the Department of Human Services, a home health care provider licensed under chapter 419, a residential care facility licensed under chapter 1664, a hospice provider licensed under chapter 1681, a community rehabilitation program licensed under Title 20-A, chapter 701 a retail store drug outlet licensed under Title 32, chapter 117, a state institution as defined under Title 34-B, chapter 1 and a mental health facility licensed under Title 34-B, chapter 1.

Sec. C-18. 22 MRSA §8702, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: