Health Care Oversight

Health Care Oversight is responsible for oversight of various types of health care regulation. The Health Care Oversight implements the Department’s responsibility for:

On this page:

Certificate of Need Health Care Reviews Rules and Statute Legislation

Applications Forms What's New Annual Reports

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Certificate of Need

The Health Care Oversight reviews and recommends either approval or denial of projects undertaken by health care facilities or other covered providers. In Maine, CON review is required for the acquisition, expansion or development of health care services or facilities. Some actions require CON review if they cost more than a threshold amount. These thresholds are indexed each year for inflation.

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Health Care Reviews

• 2013 Health Care Reviews
• 2012 Health Care Reviews
• 2011 Health Care Reviews
• 2010 Health Care Reviews
• 2009 Health Care Reviews
• 2008 Health Care Reviews
• 2007 Health Care Reviews

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Rules and Statute

• Nursing Facilities - HCO Rules:
  • Chapter 10 149 Chapter 5, Section 71 (Microsoft Word*)
• Other Health Care Facilities - HCO Rules:
  • Chapter 10 144 Chapter 503 (Microsoft Word*)
• Maine Certificate of Need Act of 2002:
  • 22 MRSA chapter 103-A (Microsoft Word*)

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Legislation

• Public Law 2007, Chapter 440
• Resolve 2007, Chapter 110

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Applications

• Application for Nursing Facility (Microsoft Word* | Also in Adobe PDF*)
• Application for Health Care Facility Projects (other than nursing homes)  (Adobe PDF*)
• Application for Certificate of Public Advantage (Microsoft Word* Also in Adobe PDF*)
• Combined Application for Certificate of Need and Certificate of Public Advantage (Microsoft Word* | Also in Adobe PDF*)
  

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Forms

• Implementation - Cost and Utilization Report (Microsoft Word* | Also in Adobe PDF*)
• Implementation - Periodic Report (Microsoft Word* | Also in Adobe PDF*)
• Implementation - Summary Report (Microsoft Word* | Also in Adobe PDF*)

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What's New

• 2013 CON Thresholds ( Adobe PDF* | Also in Excel*)
• 2012 CON Thresholds (Adobe PDF* | Also in Excel*)
• 2010 CON Thresholds (Microsoft Word* | Also in Adobe PDF*)
• 2009 CON Thresholds (Adobe PDF* | Also in (Excel*)

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• VK Nursing, LLC
  Public Hearing
  Acquisition of Control - 7 formerly Kindred Faclities.
• Eastern Maine HealthCare System
  Public Hearing
  Transfer of Owenrship of Mercy Health System of Maine

Annual Reports

• Certificate of Need Act - 2010 Report (Adobe PDF*)
• Certificate of Need Act - 2009 Report (Adobe PDF*)
• Certificate of Need Act - 2008 Report (Microsoft Word* | Also in Adobe PDF*)

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Health Care Oversight Archives