| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is | amended to read: |
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| | 4. Construction. "Construction," when used in connection | with "health care nursing facility," means the establishment, | erection, building, purchase or other acquisition of a health | care nursing facility. |
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| | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. C, | §3, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§16, as amended by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. C, | §4, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§17, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is | amended to read: |
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| | 17. Modification. "Modification" means the alteration, | improvement, expansion, extension, renovation or replacement of a | health care nursing facility or health maintenance organization | or portions thereof, including the initial equipment, and the | replacement of equipment or existing buildings. |
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| | Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§17-A, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 1, §15, | are amended to read: |
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| | 17-A. New health service. "New health service" means: |
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| A. The obligation of any capital expenditures by or on | behalf of a health care nursing facility of $110,000 or more | that is associated with the addition of a health service | that was not offered on a regular basis by or on behalf of | the health care nursing facility within the 12-month period | prior to the time the services would be offered; or |
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| B. The addition of a health service that is to be offered by or | on behalf of a health care nursing facility that was not offered | on a regular basis by or on behalf of the health care nursing | facility within the 12-month period prior to the time the | services would be offered and that, for the 3rd fiscal year of | operation, including a partial first year following addition of | that service, is projected to entail |
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