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22 M.R.S. § 1781 License; visitation; penalty
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The Department of Health and Human Services may license any suitable person to establish and keep a private hospital or private house for the reception and treatment of patients who are mentally deranged. The hospital or private house shall be subject to visitation by the departm…
22 M.R.S. § 1782 Visitation
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Each of the licensed hospitals or houses shall be visited at least once a year, and oftener if the Commissioner of Health and Human Services so directs, by a member of the Department of Health and Human Services, who shall carefully inspect every part of the hospital or house vis…
22 M.R.S. § 1783 Revocation or suspension of license after hearing
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When the Department of Health and Human Services believes a license should be suspended or revoked, it shall file a statement or complaint with the Distict Court Judge, designated in the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. A person aggrieved by the refusal o…