Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 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
Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-120-3.E
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
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., Section7931 et 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.
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