CHAPTER 548

H.P. 1294 - L.D. 1772

An Act To Revise the Frequency of Home Health Licensing

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2144, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 570, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

B.__The term of a full license may not exceed 24 months.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2144, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 570, is amended to read:

D. Regardless of the term of the license, the department shall monitor for continued compliance with applicable laws and rules on at least an annual a biennial basis. The department shall adopt rules, which are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, regarding terms of licenses.