| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §303, sub-§23 is enacted to read: |
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| | 23.__Termination.__"Termination" means the closing of a health | care facility and includes the relocation of a facility to | another municipality. |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §304-A, sub-§5-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 5-A.__Termination of a health service.__Any termination of a | health service by or on behalf of a health care facility, | including a hospital, that was previously offered by or on behalf | of the health care facility; |
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| | This bill makes the termination of a health service by a | health care facility, including a hospital, subject to the | certificate of need law. The bill also clarifies that the | termination of a health service includes the relocation of a | health care facility to another municipality. |
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