| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1812-I is enacted to read: |
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| §1812-I.__Facilities providing abortions |
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| | A facility, not part of a hospital, in which abortions are | performed is an ambulatory surgical facility as defined in | section 303 and is subject to all licensing and inspection | requirements and standards applicable to ambulatory surgical | facilities. |
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| | This bill defines facilities, other than hospitals, in which | abortions are performed as ambulatory surgical facilities, thus | subjecting the facilities to the licensing and inspection | requirements and standards applicable to such facilities. |
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