Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2082 – Legislative finding
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2082
- Facility: means any sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation or other business that provides health services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2084
- Health care practitioner: means an individual regulated under the laws of this State to provide health services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2084
- Investment interest: means an equity or debt security issued by a facility, including, without limitation, shares of stock in a corporation, units or other interests in a partnership, bonds, debentures, notes or other equity interests or debt instruments, except that investment interest does not include interest in a hospital licensed under state law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2084
- Referral: means a referral of a patient for health services, including, without limitation:
The Legislature finds that referral of patients by a health care practitioner to a facility in which the referring health care practitioner has an investment interest may present a potential conflict of interest, which could be harmful to the public health or welfare. [PL 1993, c. 308, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 308, §1 (NEW).