Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 503 - MAINE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (OTHER THAN NURSING CARE FACILITIES)
Chapter 4 - THE SCOPE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED - COVERED ACTIVITIES
Section 144-503-4-2 - Exceptions

A. Healing through prayer. A health care facility operated by a religious group relying solely on spiritual means through prayer for healing;

B. Activities; acquisitions. Activities or acquisitions by or on behalf of a health maintenance organization or a health care facility controlled, directly or indirectly, by a health maintenance organization or combination of health maintenance organizations to the extent mandated by the National Health Policy, Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974, as amended, and its accompanying regulations;

C. Home health care services. Home health care services offered by a home health care provider;

D. Hospice. Hospice services and programs;

E. Assisted living. Assisted living programs and services regulated under chapter 1665;

F. Existing capacity. The use by an ambulatory surgical facility licensed on January 1, 1998 of capacity in existence on January 1, 1998; and

G. Critical Access hospitals. Conversion by a critical access hospital of acute care beds to hospital swing beds. 22 M.R.S.A. Sec.330(1)-(7).