Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8702, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 525, §1, is further amended to read:

4. Health care facility. "Health care facility" means a public or private, proprietary or not-for-profit entity or institution providing health services, including, but not limited to, a radiological facility licensed under chapter 160, a health care facility licensed under chapter 405 or certified under chapter 405-D, a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic certified by the Division of Licensing and Certification within the Department of Human Services, a home health care provider licensed under chapter 419, a residential care facility licensed under chapter 1665, a hospice provider licensed under chapter 1681, a community rehabilitation program licensed under Title 20-A, chapter 701, a state institution as defined under Title 34-B, chapter 1 and a mental health facility licensed under Title 34-B, chapter 1.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §8703, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 653, Pt. A, §2 and affected by §7, is amended to read:

1. Objective. The purpose of the organization is to create and maintain an objective, accurate and comprehensive health information data base for the State built upon existing clinical and financial data bases administered and maintained by the Maine Health Care Finance Commission improve the health of Maine citizens through the creation and maintenance of a useful, objective, reliable and comprehensive health information database.__This database must be publicly accessible while protecting patient confidentiality and respecting providers of care. The Maine Health Care Finance Commission organization shall collect, process and analyze clinical and financial data as defined in this section until such time as the Maine Health Data Organization becomes operational, as determined by the board, or December 31, 1996, whichever is earlier chapter.

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §8703, sub-§2, śC, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 653, Pt. A, §2 and affected by §7, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §8703, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 653, Pt. A, §2 and affected by §7, is amended to read:

4. Meetings; officers. By June 1, 1996, the Governor shall convene the first meeting of the board, at which the Board members shall elect a chair and a cochair vice-chair from among the membership to serve 2-year terms. All meetings of the board are public proceedings within the meaning of the Freedom of Access Law, Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter I.