GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. Law
  2. Maine Revised Statutes
  3. HEALTH AND WELFARE
  4. HEALTH
  5. HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE
  6. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Section
22 §1701

Program of health services

Section
22 §1702

Hospital surveys (REPEALED)

Section
22 §1703

Acceptance of federal and other funds

Section
22 §1704

Advisory Hospital Council (REPEALED)

Section
22 §1705

Individuals may select own physician

Section
22 §1706

Distribution of antitoxins in emergency

Section
22 §1707

Responsible relatives; duty of hospitals (REPEALED)

Section
22 §1708

Appropriations for aid of public and private hospitals and nursing homes

Section
22 §1709

State-wide plan; advisory council; duties (REPEALED)

Section
22 §1710

Deferred revenue payments

Section
22 §1711

Patient access to hospital medical records

Section
22 §1711-A

Fees charged for records

Section
22 §1711-B

Patient access to treatment records; health care practitioners

Section
22 §1711-C

Confidentiality of health care information

Section
22 §1711-D

Designation of visitors in hospital settings

Section
22 §1711-E

Confidentiality of prescription drug information

Section
22 §1711-F

Transfer of member health care information by MaineCare program for purpose of diagnosis, treatment or care

Section
22 §1711-G

Designated lay caregivers

Section
22 §1712

Itemized bills

Section
22 §1713

Transitional hospital reimbursement (REPEALED)

Section
22 §1714

Debts owed the department by providers (REPEALED)

Section
22 §1714-A

Debts owed the department by providers

Section
22 §1714-B

Critical access hospital reimbursement (REPEALED)

Section
22 §1714-C

Critical access hospital staff enhancement reimbursement

Section
22 §1714-D

Critical access hospital reimbursement

Section
22 §1714-E

Credible allegations of fraud; provider payment suspensions (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §1714-E, sub-§7) (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1714-D) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED ON CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §1714-E, sub-§7)

Section
22 §1715

Access requirements applicable to certain health care providers

Section
22 §1716

Charity care guidelines

Section
22 §1717

Registration of personal care agencies and placement agencies

Section
22 §1718

Consumer information

Section
22 §1718-A

Consumer information regarding health care practitioner prices (REPEALED)

Section
22 §1718-B

Consumer information regarding health care entity prices

Section
22 §1718-C

Estimate of the total price of a single medical encounter for an uninsured patient

Section
22 §1718-D

Prohibition on balance billing for surprise bills and bills for out-of-network emergency services; disputes of bills for uninsured patients and persons covered under self-insured health benefit plans; disclosure related to referrals

Section
22 §1718-E

Prohibition on fees for transferring a patient or a patient's medical records

Section
22 §1718-F

Disclosure related to observation status for Medicare patients

Section
22 §1718-G

Requirements for notice to patients of costs for COVID-19 screening and testing and prohibited charges for COVID-19 vaccination for uninsured patients

Section
22 §1719

Patients' rights

Section
22 §1720

Nursing facility medical director reimbursement

Section
22 §1721

Prohibition on payment for health care facility mistakes or preventable adverse events

Section
22 §1722

Voluntary restraint (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1721)

Section
22 §1723

Processing fee

Section
22 §1724

Criminal background checks (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1723)

Section
22 §1725

Neuropsychological and psychological evaluations

Section
22 §1726

Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council

Section
22 §1727

Cooperation with law enforcement (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1726)