{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1812-m","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §1812-M","heading":"Urgent care facility","body":"1.  Definition.  As used in this chapter, \"urgent care facility\" means a health care facility that is not otherwise licensed with a primary purpose of providing medical evaluation and care on a walk-in basis for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses and that does not have a physician, physician associate or nurse practitioner on site to provide patient care.  \"Urgent care facility\" does not include:\nA.  A facility that is licensed as part of a hospital;\nB.  A facility that provides services or accommodations for patients who stay overnight; or\nC.  The private office of a physician or dentist in individual or group practice.\n2.  Standards.  The department shall establish standards for the licensure of urgent care facilities effective July 1, 2026. The standards must include a licensure fee of not less than $50 and not more than $500 and address staffing, quality of care, advertising and promotion, inspections and complaint investigations and accreditation.\nRevisor's Note: §1812-M.  Intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual disabilities (As enacted by PL 2025, c. 237, §4 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 22, SECTION 1812-N)","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH","PART 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE","CHAPTER 405: LICENSING OF HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1812-M.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"207eaf3d6a69902df5892acdd23951bed75031e8bbd95f269c0d853323ead94c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1812-l","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1812-n"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}