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operation. For purposes of this subsection, a "bona fide resident" | | means a person who has been a resident of the community for a | | period of not less than 180 consecutive days immediately preceding | | admission to the nursing facility or has been a resident of the | | community for less than 180 consecutive days but who has been | | medically admitted to the nursing facility resulting from an | | illness or accident that occurred subsequent to residence in the | | community. Any community exempted under former Title 22, chapter | | 103-A is not entitled to and may not seek any reimbursement or | | financial assistance under the MaineCare program from any state or | | federal agency and, as a consequence, that community must continue | | to provide nursing facility services to any person who has been | | admitted to the facility. |
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| | | Notwithstanding this subsection, a life-care community that holds | | a final certificate of authority from the superintendent and that | | was operational on November 18, 2002 and that is barred from | | seeking reimbursement or financial assistance under the MaineCare | | program from a state or federal agency may continue to admit | | nonresidents of the community to its skilled nursing facility | | after its first 3 years of operation with the approval of the | | superintendent. A life-care community that admits nonresidents | | to its skilled nursing facility as permitted under this | | subsection may continue to admit nonresidents after its first 3 | | years of operation only for such period as approved by the | | superintendent after the superintendent's consideration of the | | financial impact on the life-care community and the impact on the | | contractual rights of subscribers of the community. |
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| | | Sec. F-11. 24-A MRSA §6951, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. | | A, §8, is amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Technology assessment. The forum shall conduct technology | | assessment reviews to guide the use and distribution of new | technologies in this State. The forum shall make recommendations | to the certificate of need program under Title 22, chapter 103-A. |
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| | | Sec. F-12. 24-A MRSA §6951, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. | | A, §8, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. F-13. 24-A MRSA §6952, sub-§7, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, | | Pt. A, §8, is amended to read: |
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| | | D. Make recommendations regarding quality assurance and | quality improvement priorities for inclusion in the State | Health Plan described in Title 2, chapter 5 |
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| | | Sec. F-14. 38 MRSA §1310-X, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 551, | | §17, is further amended to read: |
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