1.Registration. Effective January 1, 1990, every temporary nurse agency shall register with the department. For purposes of this chapter,
unless the context otherwise indicates, "temporary nurse agency" means a business entity or subdivision thereof that provides
nurses to another organization on a temporary basis within this State.
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1989, c. 579, §4 (NEW)
.]
1-A.Verifying certified nursing assistant eligibility. A health care institution, facility or organization, including a temporary nurse agency employing a certified nursing assistant,
shall, before hiring a certified nursing assistant, verify that the certified nursing assistant is listed on the Maine Registry
of Certified Nursing Assistants established under section 1812-G with no annotations to prohibit the hiring of that individual
according to state and federal regulations.
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2001, c. 494, §1 (NEW)
.]
2.Exception. Entities which are licensed as home health agencies under chapter 419 and temporary nurses not affiliated with an agency
are exempt from the registration requirements of this chapter.
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1989, c. 579, §4 (NEW)
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3.Fee. The fee for registration is $25.
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1989, c. 579, §4 (NEW)
.]
4.Penalty. Any person who operates a temporary nurse agency without registering or who fails to verify the inclusion of a certified
nursing assistant on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants before hiring that certified nursing assistant pursuant
to subsection 1-A commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of $100 may be adjudged. Each day constitutes a separate
violation.
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2001, c. 494, §2 (AMD)
.]
SECTION HISTORY
1989, c. 579, §4 (NEW).
2001, c. 494, §§1,2 (AMD).
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