• Read more about 2015 Healthcare Reviews

Hospital/Acute Care Reviews

• Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America
  • Letter of Intent (PDF*) (Received November 16, 2015)
  • Response Letter (PDF*) (Sent November 17, 2015)
• Coastal Eye Surgery
  • Letter of Intent

• Read more about 2016 Healthcare Reviews

Below are the Certificate of Need healthcare reviews conducted for the year 2016.

Hospital/Acute Care Reviews

Coastal Eye Surgery

• Read more about 2017 Healthcare Reviews

Below are the Certificate of Need healthcare reviews conducted for the year 2017.

• Read more about Division of Licensing and Certification

The Division of Licensing & Certification (DLC) provides regulatory oversight of medical and long-term care facilities in Maine. This includes oversight of the CNA registry, criminal background checks for employers to ensure staff are safe to care for our vulnerable citizens, and investigations into allegations of unsafe practices/events in facilities as diverse as hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes.

• Read more about Rulemaking

All DHHS rules posted on or after January 5, 2023 are available on the DHHS Rulemaking page.

Proposed Rules

A proposed rule is a draft of a rule that is in the rulemaking process and has been shared with the public for comment.  A proposed rule may amend a licensing rule currently in force or may be a new rule.

• Read more about Older Reviews

Certificate of Need reviews from previous years are available online by selecting a year. 
 

• Read more about Maine Background Check Center

The Maine Background Check Center (MBCC) is a secure, web-based system operated by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in partnership with the Maine Department of Public Safety (DPS) and regulated employers that provide care and services to vulnerable Maine citizens.

For more information, visit the Maine Background Check Portal.

• Read more about Sentinel Events

22 MRSA §8753 requires hospitals/healthcare facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, end stage renal disease facilities, and intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities to report certain serious events to the Division of Licensing and Certification.

• Read more about Report a Facility Incident

Note: This guidance is for employees of a facility, agency, or center who wish to report an incident on behalf of the facility, agency, or center only. See page File a Complaint for guidance if you are not an employee of the facility, agency, or center of if you are an employee but wish to file an incident as an individual and not on behalf of the facility, agency, or center.

To report an incident, please complete the online form.  

• Read more about File a Complaint

Individuals wishing to file a complaint of regulatory non-compliance against a facility, agency, or center should submit our online complaint form.

Please complete the online form to file a complaint about a facility, agency, or center that is licensed by the Division of Licensing & Certification (DLC) or subject to the Division's oversight under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certification.