Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §339, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

5.__Reviews.__A review must be completed and the commissioner shall make a decision within 90 days after the application has been certified as complete by the applicant.__If the department has not complied with this requirement, on the 91st day after certification of the application as complete the application must be deemed to be granted and the commissioner shall issue the certificate of need.

SUMMARY

This bill establishes a 90-day period for review and decision on a completed certificate of need application and provides for issuance of the certificate of need if the Commissioner of Health and Human Services does not meet the 90-day requirement.