CHAPTER 369

S.P. 490 - L.D. 1401

An Act To Further Coordinate the Laws Regarding Certificate

of Need, the State Health Plan and the Capital Investment

Fund

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

Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §101, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §1, is amended to read:

D. Establish a limit for allocating resources under the certificate of need program described in Title 22, chapter 103-A, called the capital investment fund, for each year of the plan pursuant to section 102.

Sec. 2. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §1, is amended to read:

2. Input. In developing the plan, the Governor shall, at a minimum, review the process for the development of the plan with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters and seek input from the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development, pursuant to section 104; the Maine Quality Forum and the Maine Quality Forum Advisory Council, pursuant to Title 24-A, chapter 87, subchapter 2; a statewide health performance council; and other agencies and organizations.

Sec. 3. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §1, is amended to read: