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An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter

An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Robert Foley
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter

An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter Sponsor: Representative Robert Foley Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter Sponsor: Representative Robert Foley Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2124(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2124(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1890 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2124(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2124(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1890 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2026-03-18 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2026-03-17 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2026-03-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  5. 2026-01-28 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2026-01-28 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2026-01-14 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Carry Over Approved

  9. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Carry Over Requested

  10. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  11. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

  12. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Refer Approved by Chairs/Leads; REFER TO OTHER

  13. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Reported Out; REF TO OTHER

Official Summary Text

An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by Increasing the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold Annually Thereafter
Sponsor:
Representative Robert Foley
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2124(04)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 1261 - L.D. 1890
An Act to Facilitate the Development of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities by
Increasing the Monetary Threshold for Certain Facilities Under the
Requirement to Obtain a Certificate of Need and to Index the Threshold
Annually Thereafter
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §329, sub-§4-A, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 424, Pt. A, §5
and affected by Pt. E, §1, is amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read:
(1) If it requires a capital expenditure of more than $3,000,000 $7,500,000.
Beginning January 1, 2027 and annually thereafter, the threshold amount for
review must be updated by the commissioner to reflect the change in the United
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index
medical care services index, with an effective date of January 1st each year; or
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

MARCH 31, 2026
CHAPTER
599
PUBLIC LAW