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Licensing and Regulatory Servcies
State House Station #11
41 Anthony Avenue
Augusta Maine 04333

Telephone: 1-800-791-4080
(207)287-9300
TDD Number: 1-800-606-0215

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Licensing Rules

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Current Licensing Rules

• Ambulatory Surgical Centers
  • State Licensing Regulations  (Microsoft Word* )
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix L, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
• Chapter 113 : Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Assisted Housing Programs
• Adult Day Service Programs : Chapter 117 Regulations governingteh licensing and functioning of Adult Day Services Programs.
• End Stage Renal Disease Units/Facilities
  • State Licensing Regulations   (Microsoft Word* )
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix H, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)  (Adobe PDF* )
• Entire Current Rules for Family Child Care Providers (Microsoft Word* )
• Entire Current Rules for Child Care Facilities (Microsoft Word* )
• Home Health
  • Home Health Care Services
  • State Licensing Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Home Health Care Services (Microsoft Word* )
  • Home Health Agencies
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix B, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)  (Adobe PDF* )
• Hospital
• Acute Care Hospitals
  • State Licensing Regulations
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix A, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
  • Federal Survey Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, Appendix Q, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
• Critical Access Hospitals
• State Licensing Regulations (Microsoft Word* )
• Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix W, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
• Federal Survey Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, Appendix Q, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
• Psychiatric Hospitals/Units
  • State Licensing Regulations
    • Psychiatric Hospital (Microsoft Word* )
    • Psychiatric Unit (Microsoft Word* )
  • Federal Requirements
• Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix AA , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
• Federal Survey Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, Appendix Q, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
• CMS Policies and Memos to States , including survey and certification memoranda, guidance, clarifications, and instructions to state survey agencies
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
  • 42 C.F.R. Part 482 , CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals
  • 42 C.F.R. Part 489 , CMS Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals
• Federal Complaint Procedures, Chapter 5 , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )

• Rehabilitation Hospitals
  • State Licensing Regulations
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix A, page 31 , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
  • Federal Survey Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy, Appendix Q , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM) (Adobe PDF* )
• Hospice
  • State Licensing Regulations  (Microsoft Word* )
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix M, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)  (Adobe PDF* )
• Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation
  • State Licensing Regulations  (Microsoft Word* )
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix J, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)  (Adobe PDF* )
• Long Term Care/Nursing Facilities
  • State Licensing Regulations
  • Federal Survey Protocol, Appendix P, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)  (Adobe PDF* )
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix PP, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)  (Adobe PDF* )
• Outpatient Physical Therapy or Speech Pathology Services
  • No state licensing regulations
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix E, (Adobe PDF* )Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)
• Portable X-ray Services
  • No state licensing regulations
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix D, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)  (Adobe PDF* )
• Rural Health Clinics
  • No state licensing regulations
  • Federal Survey Guidelines, Appendix G, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Operations Manual (SOM)  (Adobe PDF* )
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