A.__Operating rooms;

B.__Recovery rooms;

C.__Waiting areas for ambulatory surgical facility patients; and

D.__Any other space used primarily to support the activities of the ambulatory surgical facility.

Sec. C-4. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§16, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is amended to read:

16. Major medical equipment. "Major medical equipment" means a single unit of medical equipment or a single system of components with related functions used to provide medical and other health services that costs $1,200,000 or more. "Major medical equipment" does not include medical equipment acquired by or on behalf of a clinical laboratory to provide clinical laboratory services if the clinical laboratory is independent of a physician's office and a hospital and has been determined to meet the requirements of the United States Social Security Act, Title XVIII, Section 1861(s), paragraphs 10 and 11. In determining whether medical equipment costs more than $1,200,000 the threshold provided in this subsection, the cost of studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications and other activities essential to acquiring the equipment must be included. If the equipment is acquired for less than fair market value, the term "cost" includes the fair market value. Beginning September 30, 2004 and annually thereafter, the threshold amount for review must be updated by the commissioner to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index, medical index.

Sec. C-5. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§17-A is enacted to read:

17-A.__New health service.__"New health service" means:

1.__Capital expenditure.__The obligation of any capital expenditures by or on behalf of a health care facility of $110,000 or more that is associated with the addition of a health service that was not offered on a regular basis by or on behalf