An Act To Exempt Free Clinics from Licensing under the Charitable Solicitations Act
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 9 MRSA §5003, sub-§4-C is enacted to read:
4-C. Free clinic. "Free clinic" means an incorporated nonprofit health facility that provides health care to persons at no charge.
Sec. 2. 9 MRSA §5006, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. A, §35, is further amended to read:
E. Educational institutions, the curriculums of which in whole or in part are registered or approved by the Department of Education, either directly or by acceptance of accreditation by an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education, and organizations operated by the student bodies of such institutions; and
Sec. 3. 9 MRSA §5006, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. A, §15, is further amended to read:
F. Hospitals that are nonprofit and charitable . ; and
Sec. 4. 9 MRSA §5006, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:
G. Free clinics.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.