| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §691, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 456, §1, is amended | to read: |
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| | This chapter is repealed September 1, 2005 2010. |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §8702, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. C, | §17 and c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read: |
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| | 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, rural health clinic or | rehabilitation agency certified or otherwise approved by the | Division of Licensing and Certification within the Department of | Health and Human Services, a home health care provider licensed | under chapter 419, an assisted living program or a residential | care facility licensed under chapter 1664 1663, a hospice | provider licensed under chapter 1681, 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. |
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| | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §8703, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 2003, c. 264, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| A. The Governor shall appoint 18 board members in | accordance with the following requirements. Appointments by | the Governor are not subject to review or confirmation. |
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| (1) Four members must represent consumers. For the | purposes of this section, "consumer" means a person who | is not affiliated with or employed by a 3rd-party | payor, a provider or an association representing those | providers or those 3rd-party payors. |
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| (2) Three members must represent employers. One | member must be chosen from a list provided by a health | management coalition in this State. |
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| (3) Two members must represent 3rd-party payors chosen | from a list provided by a statewide organization | representing 3rd-party payors. |
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