Me. Rev. Stat. » Title 22
Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 1812-A (2026)

Nursing home defined

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section ME-LEGlegislature.maine.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
A nursing home or nursing facility shall be defined as a facility which is operated in connection with a hospital, or in which nursing care and medical services are prescribed by or performed under the general direction of persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State, for the accommodation of convalescent or other persons who are not acutely ill and not in need of hospital care, but who do require skilled nursing care and related medical services. The term "nursing home" or "nursing facility" is restricted to those facilities, the purpose of which is to provide skilled nursing care and related medical services for a period of not less than 24 hours per day to individuals admitted because of illness, disease or physical or mental infirmity and which provides a community service.   [PL 2001, c. 666, Pt. A, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 403 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 666, §A2 (AMD).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public.
If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Catir v. Comm'r of the Dep't of Human Servs., 543 A.2d 356 (Me. 1988).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Catir v. Comm'r of the Dep't of Human Servs., 543 A.2d 356 (Me. 1988). “22 M.R.S.A. § 1812-A (1980) (emphasis supplied).”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.