CHAPTER 241
H.P. 355 - L.D. 480
An Act To Reduce Costs Caused by New Procedure Changes for Health Care Providers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §42, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
9. Effective date of newly adopted rules. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the department adopts a rule affecting a process or procedural change for licensed health care providers, the rule may not take effect for at least 30 days unless the department determines that an emergency rule is necessary pursuant to Title 5, section 8054 or unless the rule affects reimbursement rates applicable to those licensed health care providers. For the purposes of this subsection, "licensed health care provider" means a physician, clinic, hospital, health maintenance organization, home health agency, private clinical laboratory or other person who provides primary health care services and is registered or licensed by the State.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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