§16-A.__Mandatory insurance data matches

1.__Persons receiving MaineCare benefits.__Upon request by the department in order to identify persons who have been employed in the State or who have been employers in the State or who received monetary benefits of any kind from a state agency, all state agencies shall provide to the department information about persons who have been receiving, are currently receiving or are legally responsible for some or all of the medical expenses of an individual who is receiving MaineCare benefits.__The information must be transmitted promptly in response to the department's request and must be provided in a manner that allows the department's electronic identification of former or current MaineCare members who had or have income during any period of MaineCare coverage.

2.__Persons with health insurance coverage.__Upon request by the department, a nonprofit hospital or medical service organization authorized under Title 24 or an insurer authorized under Title 24-A shall provide to the department a list of persons who have health insurance coverage with the organization or insurer.__The information must be transmitted promptly in response to the department's request and must be provided in a manner that allows the department's electronic identification of former or current MaineCare members who had or have health insurance coverage during any period of MaineCare coverage.

Sec. K-4. 22 MRSA §1815, as amended by PL 1991, c. 752, §2, is further amended to read:

§1815. Fees

Each application for a license to operate a hospital, convalescent home or nursing home must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $10 for each bed contained within the facility. Hospitals shall pay $100 for each bed contained within the facility.__Nursing and convalescent homes shall pay $45 for each bed contained with the facility. Each application for a license to operate an ambulatory surgical facility must be accompanied by the fee established by the department. The department shall establish the fee for an ambulatory surgical facility, not to exceed $500, on the basis of a sliding scale representing size, number of employees and scope of operations. All licenses issued must be renewed annually upon payment of a like fee. The State's share of all fees received by the department under this chapter must be deposited in the General