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

 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is
repealed.

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

 
4. Construction. "Construction," when used in connection
with "health care nursing facility," means the establishment,
erection, building, purchase or other acquisition of a health
care nursing facility.

 
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. C,
§3, is repealed.

 
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§16, as amended by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. C,
§4, is repealed.

 
Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§17, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is
amended to read:

 
17. Modification. "Modification" means the alteration,
improvement, expansion, extension, renovation or replacement of a
health care nursing facility or health maintenance organization
or portions thereof, including the initial equipment, and the
replacement of equipment or existing buildings.

 
Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§17-A, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 1, §15,
are amended to read:

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

 
A. The obligation of any capital expenditures by or on
behalf of a health care nursing 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 of
the health care nursing facility within the 12-month period
prior to the time the services would be offered; or

 
B. The addition of a health service that is to be offered by or
on behalf of a health care nursing facility that was not offered
on a regular basis by or on behalf of the health care nursing
facility within the 12-month period prior to the time the
services would be offered and that, for the 3rd fiscal year of
operation, including a partial first year following addition of
that service, is projected to entail


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