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An Act To Improve the Transparency of Certain Hospitals
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§2, ¶E,  as amended by PL 1995, c. 608, §2, is further amended to read:
 
E. The board of directors of a nonprofit, nonstock private corporation that provides statewide noncommercial public broadcasting services and any of its committees and subcommittees; and
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§2, ¶F,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 608, §3, is amended to read:
 
F. Any advisory organization, including any authority, board, commission, committee, council, task force or similar organization of an advisory nature, established, authorized or organized by law or resolve or by Executive Order issued by the Governor and not otherwise covered by this subsection, unless the law, resolve or Executive Order establishing, authorizing or organizing the advisory organization specifically exempts the organization from the application of this subchapter.; and
Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§2, ¶G  is enacted to read:
 
G.  An organization and any board, commission, committee, subcommittee or wholly or partially owned subsidiary of that organization if the organization receives over $250,000 annually in public funds for medical services and provides medical services as its primary function.
 
SUMMARY
This bill makes medical organizations that receive over $250,000 annually in public funds for medical services subject to the freedom of access laws.