Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1254: An Act to Expand the Licensing of Outpatient Surgical Facilities
Status: Failed, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Expand the Licensing of Outpatient Surgical Facilities Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative COLLINS of Sidney. Cosponsored by Senator BRADSTREET of Kennebec and Representatives: FLYNN of Albion, GRIFFIN of Levant, HAGGAN of Hampden, HENDERSON of Rumford, PAUL of Winterport. Printed on recycled paper.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Expand the Licensing of Outpatient Surgical Facilities Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative COLLINS of Sidney. Cosponsored by Senator BRADSTREET of Kennebec and Representatives: FLYNN of Albion, GRIFFIN of Levant, HAGGAN of Hampden, HENDERSON of Rumford, PAUL of Winterport. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §328, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is amended to read: 2. Ambulatory surgical facility. "Ambulatory surgical facility" means a facility, not part of a hospital, that provides surgical treatment to patients not requiring hospitalization. "Ambulatory surgical facility" does not include the offices of private physicians or dentists, whether in individual or group practice. Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1812-E, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 752, §1, is further amended to read: 1. Definition. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, "ambulatory surgical facility" means a facility with a primary purpose of providing elective surgical care to a patient who is admitted to and discharged from the facility within the same day. In order to meet this primary purpose, a facility must at least administer anesthetic agents, maintain a sterile environment in a surgical suite and …
Sponsors
- Alicia Collins (R, 61) · primary sponsor
- Richard Bradstreet (R, 15)
- Paul Flynn (R, 63)
- Abigail Griffin (R, 34)
- Kimberly Haggan (R, 36)
- Rachel Henderson (R, 78)
- Reagan Paul (R, 37)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.ROLL CALL NO. 53(Yeas 77 - Nays 68 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Votes
- House RC #53: REFERENCE TO JUDICIARY (March 25, 2025): 77 yea, 68 nay, passed
Subjects: AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS, SERVICES, Legislature, Senate, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1254?
- LD1254 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Expand the Licensing of Outpatient Surgical Facilities.
- What does LD1254 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Expand the Licensing of Outpatient Surgical Facilities Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative COLLINS of Sidney. Cosponsored by Senator BRADSTREET of Kennebec and Representatives: FLYNN of Albion, GRIFFIN of Levant, HAGGAN of Hampden, HENDERSON of Rumford, PAUL of Winterport. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD1254?
- Failed as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1254?
- Alicia Collins (R, 61), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1254?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1254&snum=132
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