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Department 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESDivision 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERALChapter 120 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE LICENSING AND FUNCTIONING OF HOSPICE PROGRAMS
Chapter 3 - LOSS OF, RENEWAL, AND CONDITIONAL LICENSES
Section 144-120-3.E - Emergency Revocation or Suspension of License

10-144-120 Me. Code R. § 3.E

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Current through 2025-03, January 15, 2025
Section 144-120-3.E - Emergency Revocation or Suspension of License

Whenever the Department determines that the health or physical safety of a person is in immediate jeopardy, and action in accordance with 5 MRSA, §9051 et seq. would fail to respond to a known risk, the Department, in accordance with 4 MRSA §1153, may file a complaint with the Administrative Court to temporarily revoke or suspend a Hospice Provider license.

3.E.1. Receivership

Pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A., Section7931et seq., the Department may petition the Superior Court to appoint a receiver to operate a Hospice Program in the following circumstances:

1. When the Hospice Program intends to close, but has not arranged at least thirty (30) days prior to closure for the orderly transfer of its patients/clients;
2. When an emergency exists in a Hospice Program which threatens the health, security or welfare of patient/clients;
3. When the Hospice Program is in substantial or habitual violation of the standards of health, safety or patient/client care established under State or Federal regulations to the detriment of the welfare of the patient/client.

10-144 C.M.R. ch. 120, § 3.E