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Changes to Maine's Online Rules
January 1 through June 30, 2004


Maine's weekly rule-making notice, a legal advertisement that appears in 5 daily newspapers every Wednesday, is available on the Web. Click here to reach the jump-off page.

What follows below is a series of tables to help you keep track of changes to the online version of the Code of Maine Rules. It is not the same as the weekly newspaper notice.



Umbrella/unit number: Name of Agency
Chapter
Number
Title of Chapter (Nature of Change)
Date


01-001: Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
31 Rules for Operation of Potato Marketing Improvement Fund
(As amended)
February 12, 2004
36 Rules Governing the Maine Farms for the Future Program
(As amended)
February 12, 2004
61 Maine Milk Pool: Cost of Administration (As amended) February 12, 2004
360 Responsibilities of Manufacturers, Distributors, Dealers and Redemption Centers under the Returnable Beverage Container Law (As amended) April 21, 2004
702 Rules for the Low Income Spay/Neuter Program (New chapter) June 15, 2004
721 Rules for the Permanent Identification of Wolf Hybrids
(New chapter)
June 8, 2004
803 Election of Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors
(Minor correction)
March 15, 2004
01-015: Maine Milk Commission
3 Schedule of Minimum Prices  
. Order #02-04 February 20, 2004
. Order #03-04 March 3, 2004
. Order #04-04 April 27, 2004
. Order #05-04 May 3, 2004
. Order #06-04 June 16, 2004
29 Dealer Margins, with Appendices (As amended) June 16, 2004
01-017: State Harness Racing Commission
1 Administration (As amended) June 14, 2004
3 Officials and Race Track Personnel (As amended) June 14, 2004
7 Racing (As amended) June 14, 2004
9 Sire Stakes (As amended) June 14, 2004
11 Medication and Testing (As amended) May 9, 2004
. (As amended) June 14, 2004
13 Pari-mutuel (Minor correction) March 15, 2004
17 Rule Violations; Penalties (As amended) June 14, 2004
01-026: Board of Pesticides Control
10 Definitions and Terms (Minor correction) February 17, 2004
41 Special Restrictions on Pesticide Use (As amended) February 17, 2004
02-029: Bureau of Financial Institutions
141 Assessments - Nondepository Trust Companies, Uninsured Banks, and Merchant Banks (Repealed and replaced) January 27, 2004
142 Charges Permitted for Prepayment of Certain Consumer Loans (New chapter) April 27, 2004
02-031: Bureau of Insurance
275 Medicare Supplement Insurance Rule (As amended) February 11, 2004
320 Minimum Standards for Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Benefits (As amended) March 3, 2004
330 Minimum Standards for Mental Illness Benefits (As amended) March 3, 2004
340 Mortality Tables for Use in Determining Minimum Reserves and Nonforfeiture Benefits (As amended) April 20, 2004
360 Requirements Applicable to Preferred Provider Arrangements (Minor corrections) March 15, 2004
420 Nursing Home Care Insurance and Long-term Care Insurance
(Repealed and replaced)
April 20, 2004
425 Long-term Care Insurance (New chapter) April 21, 2004
755 Health Insurance Classifications, Disclosure, and Minimum Standards (New chapter) May 20, 2004
. (Replaced defective version) June 2, 2004
790 Procedures for Resolving Coordination of Benefits Disputes
(New chapter)
June 30, 2004
850 Health Plan Accountability (As amended) January 14, 2004
. page 13 (Correction) February 4, 2004
. (Minor corrections) March 25, 2004
. (As amended) May 20, 2004
915 Annuity Disclosure (New chapter) February 11, 2004
940 Requirements for Health Insurance Rate Filings and Data Reporting (As amended) May 3, 2004
02-041: Office of Licensing and Registration
10 Establishment of License Fees (As amended) March 9, 2004
02-280: Board of Accountancy
3 Examination Requirements (As amended) March 8, 2004
4 Application for Certificate (As amended) March 8, 2004
5 Permits to Practice, Individual (As amended) March 8, 2004
02-296: Board of Examiners on Speech-language Pathology and Audiology
3 Continuing Professional Education Requirements for Renewal of Licensure in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
(Minor corrections)
March 25, 2004
5 Scope of Practice (Minor correction) March 25, 2004
7 Fees (Minor correction) March 25, 2004
02-298: Board of Real Estate Appraisers
240 Standards of Professional Practice (As amended) February 17, 2004
. (Minor correction) February 20, 2004
02-313: Board of Dental Examiners
1 Rules Relating to Dental Hygienists (Minor corrections) March 25, 2004
02-322: State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
1 Rules of State Board of Professional Engineers (As amended) June 2, 2004
2 Registration of Professional Engineers (As amended) June 2, 2004
3 Rules of Practice (As amended) June 2, 2004
02-331: State Board of Funeral Service
1 Definitions (Minor corrections) March 29, 2004
7 Funeral Establishments (Minor corrections) March 29, 2004
8 Safety and Health Standards (Minor corrections) March 29, 2004
11 Continuing Education Requirement (Minor corrections) March 29, 2004
16 Prearranged Funerals and Burial Plans - Mortuary Trust Agreements (Minor corrections) March 29, 2004
02-380: State Board of Nursing
8 Regulations Relating to Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (Minor corrections) March 25, 2004
10 Regulations Relating to Administration of Intravenous Therapy by Licensed Nurses (As amended) March 23, 2004
. (Minor corrections) April 27, 2004
11 Regulations Relating to the Nurse Licensure Compact
(Minor corrections)
March 25, 2004
02-381: Oil and Solid Fuel Board
3 Categories and Responsibilities of Licensure (As amended) June 15, 2004
4 Qualifications for Licensure (As amended) June 15, 2004
5 Use of Other License Categories (As amended) June 15, 2004
7 Adoption of Standards and Rules (As amended) June 15, 2004
9 Installation of Oil Burning Equipment (As amended) June 15, 2004
02-382: State Board of Optometry
1 Examination; Approved Schools; License Renewal; Fees; Continuing Education (As amended) February 17, 2004
02-385: Manufactured Housing Board
110 State Certification of Manufactured Housing - Authority
(As amended)
February 23, 2004
320 Licensing - Definitions (As amended) February 23, 2004
331 Fees (New chapter) February 20, 2004
340 Licensing - Licenses (As amended) February 23, 2004
. (Minor correction) March 3, 2004
381 Home Installation Warranty Seal (As amended) February 23, 2004
. (Minor correction) March 3, 2004
690 State Administrative Agency - Monitoring and Other Fees
(As amended)
February 23, 2004
810 Park Licensing Authority (Repealed) February 20, 2004
820 Definitions (Repealed and replaced) February 20, 2004
830 Licensure of Manufactured Housing Communities
(Repealed and replaced)
February 20, 2004
840 Mobile Home Park Licensing - Application for a New Mobile Home Park or to Expand an Existing One (Repealed) February 20, 2004
850 Community Licensing - Standards (Repealed and replaced) February 23, 2004
. (Minor correction) March 3, 2004
860 Inspections and Complaints (Repealed and replaced) February 20, 2004
870 Mobile Home Park Licensing - Complaint and Investigation
(Repealed)
February 20, 2004
02-477: Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
2 Advisory Rulings (Minor corrections) March 25, 2004
4 Fees (Minor corrections) March 25, 2004
02-582: Propane and Natural Gas Board
5 Installation Standards (As amended) February 17, 2004
03-201: Department of Corrections
12 Policy and Procedures Manual - Juvenile .
. Subsection 20.1, Furlough Pass / Furlough Leave Program
(New subsection - EMERGENCY)
June 9, 2004
04-059: Bureau of Parks and Lands
2 Rules and Regulations for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
(As amended)
February 18, 2004
51 Use of "Public Lands" (Minor correction) March 3, 2004
160 Rules for ATV Club Trail Maintenance Grant-in-aid Program (Repealed and replaced) April 27, 2004
04-061: Land Use Regulation Commission
10 Land Use Districts and Standards (As amended) March 24, 2004
. (Minor correction - citation in 10.25.M.3.b.(1)) April 15, 2004
50 Comprehensive Land Use Plan (Repealed) April 15, 2004
05-071: Department of Education
115 Credentials Review Standards for Certification of Education (and Auxiliary School) Personnel, Part 1 (Minor corrections) March 16, 2004
. Certification, Authorization, and Approval of Education Personnel (Parts I and II repealed and replaced; Part III repealed) June 10, 2004
130 Rules for Equivalent Instruction Programs (Repealed) June 23, 2004
180 Early Intervention and Special Education for Children Age Birth to Under Age Six (Minor corrections) March 16, 2004
182 Formula for Distribution of Funds to Child Development Services (CDS) Regional Sites (Minor corrections) March 15, 2004
06-096: Department of Environmental Protection
124 Total Reduced Sulfur Control from Kraft Pulp Mills
(As amended)
April 26, 2004
130 Solvent Cleaners (Repealed and replaced) June 29, 2004
153 Mobile Equipment Repair and Refinishing (As amended) March 3, 2004
355 Coastal Sand Dune Rules (As amended) June 24, 2004
425 Asbestos Management Regulations (As amended) June 8, 2004
600 Marine Oil Terminal Rules (Minor corrections) March 16, 2004
691 Rules for Underground Oil Storage Facilities (As amended) April 20, 2004
09-137: Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
1.01 State of Maine Open Water Fishing Regulations (As amended) March 12, 2004
. (Linked) June 9, 2004
1.02 State of Maine Ice Fishing Regulations (Linked) February 17, 2004
4 Hunting and Trapping: Section 4.05, 4.06, 4.07 (As amended) February 18, 2004
. Section 4.03(C)(1), 4.03(I)(6) (As amended) June 10, 2004
13 Watercraft Regulations (As amended) April 27, 2004
. (As amended) June 9, 2004
10-144: Department of Human Services
101 MaineCare Benefits Manual .
. Ch. I: General Administrative Policies and Procedures (As amended) January 27, 2004
. (Same, as amended) June 30, 2004
. Ch. II Section 5: Ambulance Services (As amended) February 4 , 2004
. Ch. II Section 13: Targeted Case Management Services (As amended) January 27, 2004
. Ch. II Section 17: Allowances for Community Support Services (Repealed and replaced) February 4, 2004
. Ch. II Section 25: Dental Services (As amended) January 27, 2004
. Ch. II Section 26: Day Health Services (As amended) February 5, 2004
. Ch. II Section 31: Federally Qualified Health Center Services
(As amended)
January 28, 2004
. (Same, as amended) April 28, 2004
. Ch. II Section 40: Home Health Services (As amended) February 5, 2004
. Ch. II Section 60: Medical Supplies and Durable Medical Equipment (As amended) January 29, 2004
. (Same, as amended - EMERGENCY) February 9, 2004
. (Same, as amended) May 4, 2004
. Ch. II Section 80: Pharmacy Services (As amended) January 2, 2004
. (Same, as amended - EMERGENCY) February 9, 2004
. (Same, as amended) April 19, 2004
. (Same, as amended) May 19, 2004
. Ch. II Section 90: Physician Services
(As amended - EMERGENCY)
February 9, 2004
. (Same, repealed and replaced) May 5, 2004
. Ch. II Section 94: Prevention, Health Promotion, and Optional Treatment Services (New section) April 19, 2004
. Ch. II Section 95: Podiatric Services
(As amended - EMERGENCY)
February 9, 2004
. (Same, as amended) May 4, 2004
. Ch. II Section 96: Private Duty Nursing and Personal Care Services (As amended) January 14, 2004
. Ch. II Section 97: Private Non-Medical Institution Services
(As amended)
January 15, 2004
. Ch. II Section 103: Rural Health Clinic Services (As amended) February 5, 2004
. (Same, as amended) April 28, 2004
. Ch. III Section 2: Adult Family Care Services (As amended) January 28, 2004
. Ch. III Section 5: Ambulance Services (As amended) February 4, 2004
. Ch. III Section 13: Targeted Case Management Services
(As amended)
January 27, 2004
. Ch. III Section 17: Community Support Services (Repealed and replaced) February 4, 2004
. Ch. III Section 19: Home and Community Benefits for the Elderly and for Adults with Disabilities (As amended) January 28, 2004
. Ch. III Section 21: Home and Community Based Waiver Services for the Mentally Retarded (As amended - EMERGENCY) March 8, 2004
. Ch. III Section 24: Day Habilitation Services for Persons with Mental Retardation (As amended - EMERGENCY) March 8, 2004
. Ch. III Section 25: Dental Services (As amended) January 28, 2004
. Ch. III Section 26: Day Health Services (As amended) February 5, 2004
. Ch. III Section 27: Early Intervention Services
(As amended - EMERGENCY)
February 3, 2004
. (Same, as amended) April 29, 2004
. Ch. III Section 31: Federally Qualified Health Center Services
(As amended)
January 28, 2004
.
(Same, as amended - EMERGENCY)
February 3, 2004
. (Same, as amended) April 28, 2004
. Ch. III Section 40: Home Health Services (As amended) February 5, 2004
. Ch. III Section 45: Hospital Services (As amended) February 3, 2004
. Ch. III Section 50: Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (As amended) January 28, 2004
. Ch. III Section 67: Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities (As amended) January 12, 2004
. Ch. III Section 90: Physician Services (Repealed and replaced) May 5, 2004
. Ch. III Section 95: Podiatric Services (Repealed) May 4, 2004
. Ch. III Section 96: Allowances for Private Duty Nursing and Personal Care Services (As amended) January 15, 2004
. Ch. III Section 97: Private Non-Medical Institution Services, including Appendices B, C, D, E, F (As amended) January 20, 2004
.
(same, as amended; Appendix A repealed)
May 24, 2004
.
Ch. III Section 102: Rehabilitation Services
(As amended - EMERGENCY)
February 9, 2004
. (Same, as amended) May 4, 2004
. Ch. III Section 103: Rural Health Clinic Services (As amended - EMERGENCY) February 3, 2004
. (Same, as amended) April 28, 2004
. Ch. III Section 113: Transportation Services (As amended) February 4, 2004
. Ch. V Section 2: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Services (As amended - EMERGENCY) February 4, 2004
. (Same, repealed; replaced by Ch. II Section 94) April 19, 2004
. Ch. VI Section 1: Primary Care Case Management (Repealed and replaced) January 28, 2004
. (Same, as amended - EMERGENCY) March 2, 2004
. (Same, minor correction - header date changed) March 11, 2004
. (Same, as amended) May 4, 2004
104
Section 2: Maine Drugs for the Elderly Benefit
(As amended - EMERGENCY)
February 9, 2004
.
(Same, as amended)
May 4, 2004
.
Section 3: Maine Rx Plus (New section)
January 21, 2004
.
(Same, as amended - EMERGENCY)
March 23, 2004
.
(Same, as amended)
June 7, 2004
112
Regulations Governing the Licensure of General and Specialty Hospitals in the State of Maine:
Table of Contents, Ch. VI pages 32-35, Ch. XXVII page 159, most pages renumbered (As amended)
February 19, 2004
.
(Minor corrections)
March 29, 2004
119
Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Home Health Care Services (Minor corrections)
March 29, 2004
125
Regulations Governing the Licensing of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities in the State of Maine (As amended)
February 19, 2004
126
Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of End Stage Renal Disease Units/Facilities (As amended)
February 19, 2004
205
Rules Relating to Campgrounds (Minor corrections)
March 29, 2004
210
Rules Relating to Tattooing (Minor corrections)
March 29, 2004
220
Rules Relating to Radiation Protection
 
.
Part E: Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic Operations (Minor corrections)
May 11, 2004
.
Part H: Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment (Minor corrections)
May 11, 2004
.
Part J: Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections (Minor corrections)
May 11, 2004
.
Part K: Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies (Minor corrections)
May 11, 2004
.
Part L: Transportation of Radioactive Material (Minor corrections)
May 11, 2004
.
Part N: Regulation and Licensing of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) (Minor corrections)
May 11, 2004
228
Rules Relating to Fluoridation of Public Water Systems
(Minor corrections)
March 18, 2004
235
Rules Relating to Bottled Water, Bulk Water, and Water Vending Machines (Minor corrections)
March 30, 2004
257
Schedule of Charges of the Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Human Services
(Repealed and replaced - EMERGENCY)
June 17, 2004
264
Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers
(Minor corrections)
May 10, 2004
274
Immunization Information System (IIS) Rules
(Minor corrections)
May 10, 2004
286
Maine WIC Program Rules (Minor corrections)
May 11, 2004
.
(As amended)
May 25, 2004
.
(Minor corrections)
June 8, 2004
292
Environmental Lead Investigations (As amended)
January 21, 2004
301 Food Stamp Manual .
. Introduction: Basis of Issuance
500's: FS-555-5 pages 1a, 5
(As amended)
January 13, 2004
. 100's: FS-111-7 pages 1a, 1b
300's: FS-333-2 page 5a
500's: FS-555-4 pages 5a, 5b
(As amended)
February 2, 2004
. 500's: FS-555-4 page 5a, FS-555-5 page 9
600's: FS-666-6 page 1
(As amended)
April 19, 2004
331 Public Assistance Manual (TANF) .
. Appendices pages 6, 7 (As amended) February 2, 2004
332 MaineCare Eligibility Manual .
. Section 4000 pages 189, 190
Appendices pages A-10a, A-13, A-18
Charts pages C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-5
(As amended)
February 3, 2004
334 Maine Rx Plus (New chapter) January 21, 2004
10-148: Bureau of Child and Family Services
13
Rules for the Adoption Assistance Program (Minor corrections)
May 11, 2004
16
Rules Providing for the Licensing of Family Foster Homes for Children (As amended)
June 17, 2004
.
(Version placed on the web June 17 withdrawn by the Department in favor of previous version)
June 29, 2004
201 Appeal Procedures for Persons Substantiated as Perpetrators of Abuse or Neglect of Children (New chapter) February 2, 2004
10-149: Bureau of Elder and Adult Services
5
Policy Manual
 
. Section 73: Personal Care Assistance for Severely Physically Disabled Adults (Replaced by 12-152 Ch. 8) January 12, 2004
12-152: Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
8 Consumer-directed Personal Care Assistance Services
(Replaces 10-149 Ch. 5 Section 73)
January 12, 2004
12-170: Bureau of Labor Standards
11 Rules Governing Hazardous Occupations for Minors under the Age of Eighteen in Non-Agricultural Employment
(As amended - EMERGENCY major substantive)
May 25, 2004
12-172: Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission
3 Unemployment Benefits, Intrastate (As amended) April 21, 2004
. (Minor corrections) June 17, 2004
4 Unemployment Benefits, Interstate (As amended) April 21, 2004
. (Minor corrections) June 17, 2004
9 Able and Available Requirements
(As amended - EMERGENCY, expires March 31, 2004)
January 14, 2004
. (As amended) April 21, 2004
. (Minor corrections) June 17, 2004
11 Deputy Determinations (As amended) April 21, 2004
17 Voluntary Leaving (As amended) April 21, 2004
. (Minor corrections) June 17, 2004
20 Unemployment Fraud or Misrepresentation by Claimants
(As amended)
April 21, 2004
12-179: Board of Occupational Safety and Health
2 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Employment in the Public Sector (As amended) April 15, 2004
3 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Employment in the Public Sector (As amended) April 15, 2004