# Maine LD 67: An Act to Establish Minimum Standards for Certain Urgent Care Facilities

Maine LD 67, An Act to Establish Minimum Standards for Certain Urgent Care Facilities, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Michele Meyer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 129); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 67
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish Minimum Standards for Certain Urgent Care Facilities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 129
- Sponsor: Michele Meyer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - ADMINISTRATION
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Urgent care centers must get licensed: mixed, low. The law requires a state license to open or run an urgent care center in Maine. This applies to people, companies, and government units. Beginning July 1, 2026, the department sets standards for staffing, care quality, advertising, inspections, complaints, and accreditation. The license fee is betw…
- Urgent care now health care facilities: mixed, low. Once an urgent care center gets this state license, it counts as a health care facility under Maine law. It must follow the same broad rules and oversight that apply to other health care facilities. This ties urgent care centers to statewide patient protections.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michele Meyer (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-05-29: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 129
- 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-21: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-189) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-189), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-189).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-01-06: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-189), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0031&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0031&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0031&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-189), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0031&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0031&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0031&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD67-132 (as of 2026-10-17).
