Sec. 4. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§3, ¶¶E and F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §1, are amended to read:

E. Outline strategies to:

(1) Promote health systems change;

(2) Address the factors influencing health care cost increases; and

(3) Address the major threats to public health and safety in the State, including, but not limited to, lung disease, diabetes, cancer and heart disease; and

F. Provide recommendations to help purchasers and providers make decisions that improve public health and build an affordable, high-quality health care system.; and

Sec. 5. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§3, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__Be consistent with the requirements of the certificate of need program described in Title 22, chapter 103-A.

Sec. 6. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:

3-A.__Review.__The plan must be reviewed by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters prior to being finalized and issued by the Governor.

Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §335, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. C, §8, is amended to read:

B. Is consistent with and furthers the goals of the State Health Plan;

Sec. 8. 22 MRSA §335, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2003, c. 514, §1, is further amended to read:

7. Review; approval. Except as provided in section 336, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of need if the commissioner determines and makes specific written findings regarding that determination that:

A. The applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the proposed services at the proper standard of care as