| | | 4. Health care facility. "Health care facility" means a | | public or private, proprietary or not-for-profit entity or | | institution providing health services, including, but not limited | | to, a radiological facility licensed under chapter 160, a health | | care facility licensed under chapter 405 or certified under | | chapter 405-D, an independent radiological service center, a | | federally qualified health center, rural health clinic or | | rehabilitation agency certified or otherwise approved by the | | Division of Licensing and Certification within the Department of | | Health and Human Services, a home health care provider licensed | | under chapter 419, an assisted living program or a residential | care facility licensed under chapter 1664 | | provider licensed under chapter 1681, a retail store drug outlet | | licensed under Title 32, chapter 117, a state institution as | | defined under Title 34-B, chapter 1 and a mental health facility | | licensed under Title 34-B, chapter 1. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §8703, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 2003, c. 264, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | A. The Governor shall appoint 18 board members in | | accordance with the following requirements. Appointments by | | the Governor are not subject to review or confirmation. |
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| | | (1) Four members must represent consumers. For the | | purposes of this section, "consumer" means a person who | | is not affiliated with or employed by a 3rd-party | | payor, a provider or an association representing those | | providers or those 3rd-party payors. |
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| | | (2) Three members must represent employers. One | | member must be chosen from a list provided by a health | | management coalition in this State. |
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| | | (3) Two members must represent 3rd-party payors chosen | | from a list provided by a statewide organization | | representing 3rd-party payors. |
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| | | (4) Nine members must represent providers. Two provider members | must represent hospitals chosen from a list of at least 5 current | hospital representatives | | Association. Two provider members must be physicians or | representatives of physicians, one chosen from a list of at least | 5 nomineesjointly | | one chosen from a list provided by the Maine Osteopathic | Association. One provider member must be a chiropractor | | of chiropractic chosen from a list provided by a statewide | | chiropractic association. One provider member must be a |
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