Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1758: An Act to Expedite Provider Enrollment in MaineCare
Status: Failed, May 14, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Expedite Provider Enrollment in MaineCare Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ARFORD of Brunswick. Cosponsored by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland and Representatives: BELL of Yarmouth, DAIGLE of Fort Kent, GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, JAVNER of Chester, SHAGOURY of Hallowell, ZAGER of Portland, Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, MOORE of Washington. Printed on recycled paper.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Expedite Provider Enrollment in MaineCare Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ARFORD of Brunswick. Cosponsored by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland and Representatives: BELL of Yarmouth, DAIGLE of Fort Kent, GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, JAVNER of Chester, SHAGOURY of Hallowell, ZAGER of Portland, Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, MOORE of Washington. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3173-L is enacted to expedited provisional approval The process for expedited provisional approval of provider enrollment in the MaineCare program is governed by the following provisions. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "National provider identifier" means a unique, 10-digit, intelligence-free, identification number issued by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to a provider of medical or health services and any other person or organization that furnishes, bills or is paid for health care in the normal course of business. "Intelligence-free" means that the numbers do not carry other information about a healthcare provider such as the state in which the provider lives or operates or the provider's medical specialty. B. "Provider" means an individual, a …
Sponsors
- Poppy Arford (D, 101) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Baldacci (D, 9)
- Arthur Bell (D, 103)
- Lucien Daigle (R, 1)
- Anne Graham (D, 105)
- Kathy Javner (R, 29)
- Marianne Moore (R, 6)
- Daniel Shagoury (D, 55)
- Ross, Rachel Talbot (D, 28)
- Samuel Zager (D, 116)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
- : Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: MAINECARE, Legislature, Senate, PROVIDER ENROLLMENT, MEDICAID, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1758?
- LD1758 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Expedite Provider Enrollment in MaineCare.
- What does LD1758 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Expedite Provider Enrollment in MaineCare Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ARFORD of Brunswick. Cosponsored by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland and Representatives: BELL of Yarmouth, DAIGLE of Fort Kent, GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, JAVNER of Chester, SHAGOURY of Hallowell, ZAGER of Portland, Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, MOORE of Washington. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD1758?
- Failed as of May 14, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (May 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1758?
- Poppy Arford (D, 101), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1758?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1758&snum=132
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