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An Act to Improve the Efficiency of Certain Department of Health and Human Services Licensing Investigations

An Act to Improve the Efficiency of Certain Department of Health and Human Services Licensing Investigations

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Michele Meyer
Last action
2025-06-10
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Improve the Efficiency of Certain Department of Health and Human Services Licensing Investigations

An Act to Improve the Efficiency of Certain Department of Health and Human Services Licensing Investigations Sponsor: Representative Michele Meyer Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Improve the Efficiency of Certain Department of Health and Human Services Licensing Investigations Sponsor: Representative Michele Meyer Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0261(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0261(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 764 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-10 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-03 House

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

  3. 2025-06-03 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-30 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Improve the Efficiency of Certain Department of Health and Human Services Licensing Investigations
Sponsor:
Representative Michele Meyer
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0261(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 494 - L.D. 764
An Act to Improve the Efficiency of Certain Department of Health and
Human Services Licensing Investigations
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1816, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5. Subpoenas. The commissioner, the commissioner's delegate or the legal counsel
for the department may issue subpoenas requiring persons to disclose or provide to the
department information or records in their possession that are necessary and relevant to an
investigation of a report of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation or to a credible
allegation of licensure violations, including, but not limited to, health care information that
is confidential under section 1711‑C. The department may apply to the District Court to
enforce a subpoena. A person who complies with a subpoena is immune from civil or
criminal liability that might otherwise result from the act of turning over or providing
information or records to the department.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1816, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6. Confidentiality. Information or records obtained by subpoena must be treated in
accordance with section 1828.
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1820-A, sub-§1 is enacted to read:
1. Subpoenas. The commissioner, the commissioner's delegate or the legal counsel
for the department may issue subpoenas requiring persons to disclose or provide to the
department information or records in their possession that are necessary and relevant to an
investigation of a report of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation or to a credible
allegation of licensure violations, including, but not limited to, health care information that
is confidential under section 1711‑C. The department may apply to the District Court to
enforce a subpoena. A person who complies with a subpoena is immune from civil or
criminal liability that might otherwise result from the act of turning over or providing
information or records to the department.
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §1820-A, sub-§2 is enacted to read:
APPROVED
JUNE 10, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
236
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR0261(03)
2. Confidentiality. Information or records obtained by subpoena must be treated in
accordance with section 1828.
Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §7804, sub-§1 is enacted to read:
1. Subpoenas. The commissioner, the commissioner's delegate or the legal counsel
for the department may issue subpoenas requiring persons to disclose or provide to the
department information or records in their possession that are necessary and relevant to an
investigation of a report of suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation or to a credible
allegation of licensure violations, including, but not limited to, health care information that
is confidential under section 1711‑C. The department may apply to the District Court to
enforce a subpoena. A person who complies with a subpoena is immune from civil or
criminal liability that might otherwise result from the act of turning over or providing
information or records to the department.
Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §7804, sub-§2 is enacted to read:
2. Confidentiality. Information or records obtained by subpoena must be treated in
accordance with section 7703.