Medical Facilities Unit
- New Medical Facilities Listserve
We are delighted to announce that the Division of Licensing & Regulatory
Services, Medical Facilities Unit’s Listserve is now
available free of charge. We welcome you to join our mailing
list in order to receive correspondence between the Medical
Facilities Unit and other healthcare providers. You can subscribe
by visiting our website at:
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/dlrs/dlrs_listserv.shtml.
- Federal-State Oversight
DLRS, Medical Facilities Unit, is responsible for health care licensing activities and is the federally designated State Survey Agency for the Medicare certification process. DLRS conducts surveys (inspections), including complaint surveys, of healthcare providers, including hospitals, nursing facilities and ambulatory surgical centers.
- CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), US Department of Health and Human Services, maintains oversight for compliance with the Medicare health and safety standards for
- Laboratories
- Acute and continuing care providers, including
- Hospitals
- Nursing facilities
- Home health agencies (HHAs)
- End-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities
- Hospices
- Other facilities serving Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
- Certification Process
The federal survey (inspection) of health care facilities/units/providers is done on behalf of CMS by the Maine Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services. The functions Maine performs for CMS under the agreements in Section 1864 of the Social Security Act (the Act) are referred to collectively as the certification process.
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