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used or usable in connection with the structures mentioned in | | this paragraph, and includes landscaping, site preparation, | | furniture, machinery and equipment and other similar items | | necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular | | facility or structure in the manner for which its use is | | intended, but does not include such items as food, fuel, | | supplies or other items that are customarily considered as a | | current operating charge. "Project" also includes the payment | | of any purchase price in the amount certified by the | | department to the authority pursuant to section 1813-A. In | | the case of a hospital, as defined in subsection 4, paragraph | | B, a community health center or a community health or social | | service facility, "project" does not include any facilities, | | structures or appurtenances, the use of which is not directly | | related to the provision of patient care by its members; and |
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| | | Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §2061, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 390, §24, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Review. Each project for a health care facility has been | | reviewed and approved to the extent required by the agency of the | | State that serves as the Designated Planning Agency of the State | | or by the Department of Human Services in accordance with the | | provisions of either the Maine Certificate of Need Act of 1978, | | as amended, or section 1813-A or, in the case of a project for a | | hospital, has been reviewed and approved by the Maine Health Care | | Finance Commission to the extent required by chapter 107; |
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| | | Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §2147, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1987, c. 486, §2, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 10. Facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 405. Hospitals, | | intermediate care facilities, skilled nursing facilities or other | | facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 405 when the services are | | provided to clients residing in those facilities, or to 6 or | | fewer clients at any one time in their homes under a plan of care | approved by the department or its designee when it is | | been documented in the patient's record that the licensed home | health care agency or agencies serving the patient's area: | | been notified. |
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| | A. Have indicated that they are unable to provide those | services; or |
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| | B. Agree that the plan of care is an acceptable plan. |
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| | | The plan of care must meet standards for staff qualifications and | | supervision consistent with the standards required of licensed |
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