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ME LD2199
ME LD2199An Act to Prohibit Interference with the Professional Judgment and Clinical Decisions of Licensed Health Care Professionals as Recommended by the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State
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Introduced
02/10/2026
02/10/2026
In Committee
02/10/2026
02/10/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
132nd Legislature
Bill Summary
This bill is reported out by the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 106 to implement a recommendation from the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State. The joint standing committee has not taken a position on the substance of this bill. By reporting this bill out, the joint standing committee is not suggesting and does not intend to suggest that it agrees or disagrees with any aspect of this bill; instead, the joint standing committee is reporting the bill out for the sole purpose of having a bill printed that can be referred to a joint standing committee for an appropriate public hearing and subsequent processing in the normal course. The joint standing committee is taking this action to ensure clarity and transparency in the legislative review of the proposals contained in the bill. This bill prohibits any person from interfering with the professional judgment or clinical decision of a licensed health care professional with independent practice authority.
AI Summary
This bill, stemming from a recommendation by a commission tasked with evaluating oversight of healthcare transactions, prohibits any "person" (which includes entities like hospitals, clinics, and organizations that manage healthcare providers) from interfering with the professional judgment or clinical decisions of licensed healthcare professionals who have independent practice authority. This interference can be direct or indirect and includes actions like discipline, threats, adverse employment actions, coercion, retaliation, or excessive pressure related to patient care decisions such as the time spent with patients, discharge timing, patient status, palliative care, discharge placement, diagnoses, billing codes, diagnostic testing, or any other clinical decision-making that the department determines is intended to control or direct the professional's judgment.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Last Action
Hearing (10:00:00 2/25/2026 Cross Building, Room 220) (on 02/25/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2199&snum=132 |
| BillText | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1478&item=1&snum=132 |
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