Sec. 25. 22 MRSA §348, as corrected by RR 2001, c. 2, Pt. A, §29, is amended to read:

§348. Withholding of funds

A health care nursing facility or other provider may be eligible to apply for or receive any reimbursement, payment or other financial assistance from any state agency or other 3rd- party payor, either directly or indirectly, for any capital expenditure or operating costs attributable to any project for which a certificate of need is required by this chapter only if the certificate of need has been obtained. For the purposes of this section, the department shall determine the eligibility of a facility to receive reimbursement for all projects subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Sec. 26. 38 MRSA §1310-X, sub-§4, ķA, as amended by PL 2003, c. 551, §17, is further amended to read:

A. A commercial biomedical waste disposal or treatment facility, if at least 51% of the facility is owned by a licensed hospital or hospitals as defined in Title 22, section 328, subsection 14 or a group of hospitals that are licensed under Title 22 acting through a statewide association of Maine hospitals or a wholly owned affiliate of the association; and

Sec. 27. MaineCare report on reimbursement methods. The Department of Health and Human Services shall conduct a review of the current method of reimbursement to health care providers, including physicians, and the rates of that reimbursement and provide a comparison of the impact on the MaineCare program if alternative methods of reimbursement are implemented, including, but not limited to, reimbursement on a diagnostic-related groupings, or DRG, basis. The review must include information on the methods of reimbursement used by private health insurance carriers and Medicare and other publicly funded programs. The department shall submit a report detailing the review required by this section to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by January 15, 2006. The Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services may report out legislation to make