Section 2891 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [2003, c. 513, Pt. H, §1(NEW).]
1.Hospital. "Hospital" means an acute care health care facility with permanent inpatient beds planned, organized, operated and maintained to offer for a continuing period of time facilities and services for the diagnosis and treatment of illness, injury and deformity; with a governing board and an organized medical staff offering continuous 24-hour professional nursing care; with a plan to provide emergency treatment 24 hours a day and including other services as defined in rules of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to licensure of general and specialty hospitals; and that is licensed under Title 22, chapter 405 as a general hospital, specialty hospital or critical access hospital. For purposes of this chapter, "hospital" does not include a nursing home or a publicly owned specialty hospital ; for state fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2008, municipally funded hospitals; or, beginning January 1, 2025, critical access hospitals.1-A.Municipally funded hospital. "Municipally funded hospital" means Cary Medical Center in Caribou. [2021, c. 253, Pt. B, §5(AMD).]
2.Net operating revenue. "Net operating revenue" means gross charges of facilities less any deducted amounts for charity care and payer discounts. [2003, c. 688, Pt. L, §1(AMD); 2003, c. 688, Pt. L, §2(AFF).]
3.Publicly owned specialty hospital. "Publicly owned specialty hospital" means a publicly owned hospital that is primarily engaged in providing psychiatric services for the diagnosis, treatment and care of persons with mental illness and that is licensed as a specialty hospital by the Department of Health and Human Services. [2007, c. 438, §61(AMD).]
4.Tax year.[2005, c. 12, Pt. ZZ, §1(RP).]
Amended by 2024, c. 643,§ JJ-1, eff. 8/9/2024.Amended by 2021SP1, c. 253,§ B-5, eff. 10/18/2021.RR 2003, c. 2, § 116 (COR) . 2003, c. 513, §H1 (NEW) . 2003, c. 688, §L1 (AMD) . 2003, c. 688, §L2 (AFF) . 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV) . 2005, c. 12, §ZZ1 (AMD) . 2007, c. 438, § 61 (AMD) . 2007, c. 545, §§4, 5 (AMD) .