§1851.__Application fee

The application fee for a certificate of public advantage is governed by this section.__The application fee for a certificate of public advantage that involves a merger of 2 or more hospitals, each of which has 50 or more beds, is $10,000.__The application fee is $2500 for a certificate of public advantage filed by health care providers or hospitals that are not subject to the $10,000 fee pursuant to this section.__The department shall deposit all funds received under this section and section 1844, subsection 5 into a nonlapsing dedicated revenue account to be used only by the Attorney General for the payment of the cost of experts and consultants in connection with reviews conducted under this chapter.

§1852.__Rulemaking

The department shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2- A.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA c. 405-D. as amended, is repealed.

Sec. 3. Report. The Department of Health and Human Services shall submit 2 reports to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters on the experience of the department in administering the Hospital and Health Care Provider Cooperation Act. The reports must be submitted by April 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008.

Sec. 4. Application. This Act applies to cooperative agreements entered into on or after June 1, 2006 that are submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services for review under the Hospital and Health Care Provider Cooperation Act.