Maine § 22 §1826 Nursing home admission contracts

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §1826 — Nursing home admission contracts

Maine·Title 22 HEALTH AND WELFARE·Part 4 HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE·Ch. 405 LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS

All contracts or agreements executed at the time of admission or prior to admission by a resident or legal representative and by any nursing home licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the requirements of this section.

1.Required contract provisions. Each contract or agreement shall contain the following provisions.

2.Contract requirements. Each contract or agreement is subject to the following requirements.

3.Other contract provisions. The contract or agreement may contain other provisions that do not violate state law or rule or federal law or regulation and that are specifically allowed by the standardized contract under subsection 4.

4.Standardized contract. The commissioner shall adopt rules to standardize nursing home contracts for all nursing home residents to cla

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All contracts or agreements executed at the time of admission or prior to admission by a resident or legal representative and by any nursing home licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
1.
Required contract provisions.
Each contract or agreement shall contain the following provisions.
2.
Contract requirements.
Each contract or agreement is subject to the following requirements.
3.
Other contract provisions.
The contract or agreement may contain other provisions that do not violate state law or rule or federal law or regulation and that are specifically allowed by the standardized contract under subsection 4.
4.
Standardized contract.
The commissioner shall adopt rules to standardize nursing home contracts for all nursing home residents to clarify the rights and obligations of residents. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II‑A.

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Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 291, §1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 329, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §29 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 247, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 288, Pt. A, §29 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §46 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. A, §26 (COR). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §108 (COR).