Chapter 102-A: MAINE HEALTH DATA PROCESSING CENTER HEADING: PL 2001, C. 456, §1 (NEW); REPEALED ON 9/1/09
§684. General powers
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9/1/15)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 9/1/15 by T. 10, §691; PL 2009, c. 71, §2 (amd))
The center may: [2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
1. Application for and receipt of funds. Apply for and receive funds from any private source or governmental entity by way of grant, donation or loan or in any other manner;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Real and personal property. Purchase, receive, hold, lease or acquire by foreclosure and operate, manage, license and sell, convey, transfer, grant or lease real and personal property together with such rights and privileges as may be incidental and appurtenant to the real and personal property and the use of the real and personal property, including, but not limited to, any real or personal property acquired by the center from time to time in the satisfaction of debts or enforcement of obligations;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
3. Expenditures and obligations regarding real and personal property. Make all expenditures and incur any obligations reasonably required in the exercise of sound business principles to secure possession of, preserve, maintain, insure and improve real and personal property or interests in the real and personal property acquired by the center;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
4. Contracts and liabilities. Make contracts, including contracts for services, and incur liabilities for any of the purposes authorized in the contracts;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
5. Cooperation with agencies and organizations. Cooperate with and avail itself of the services of government agencies and the University of Maine System and cooperate, assist and otherwise encourage organizations, local or regional, private or public, in the various communities of the State in the collection and processing of health care data;
[ 2005, c. 565, §1 (AMD) .]
6. Bylaws. Adopt bylaws that are consistent with this chapter for the governance of the affairs of the center, have the general powers accorded corporations under Title 13-C, section 302 and do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the lawful purposes of the center; and
[ 2005, c. 565, §2 (AMD) .]
7. Process data on behalf of entities outside State. Enter, to offset its operating costs, into contracts under subsection 4 with governmental or private entities outside the State to collect and process health care data for those entities. Data collected and processed by the center under contract are subject to the terms of the contract and the provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding section 682, data collected under this subsection remain the sole and exclusive property of the entity contracting with the center.
[ 2005, c. 565, §3 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2001, c. 2, §B22 (COR). RR 2001, c. 2, §B58 (AFF). 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW). 2005, c. 565, §§1-3 (AMD).
Chapter 102-A: MAINE HEALTH DATA PROCESSING CENTER HEADING: PL 2001, C. 456, §1 (NEW); REPEALED ON 9/1/09
§684. General powers
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9/1/15)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 9/1/15 by T. 10, §691; PL 2009, c. 71, §2 (amd))
The center may: [2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
1. Application for and receipt of funds. Apply for and receive funds from any private source or governmental entity by way of grant, donation or loan or in any other manner;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Real and personal property. Purchase, receive, hold, lease or acquire by foreclosure and operate, manage, license and sell, convey, transfer, grant or lease real and personal property together with such rights and privileges as may be incidental and appurtenant to the real and personal property and the use of the real and personal property, including, but not limited to, any real or personal property acquired by the center from time to time in the satisfaction of debts or enforcement of obligations;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
3. Expenditures and obligations regarding real and personal property. Make all expenditures and incur any obligations reasonably required in the exercise of sound business principles to secure possession of, preserve, maintain, insure and improve real and personal property or interests in the real and personal property acquired by the center;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
4. Contracts and liabilities. Make contracts, including contracts for services, and incur liabilities for any of the purposes authorized in the contracts;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
5. Cooperation with agencies and organizations. Cooperate with and avail itself of the services of government agencies and the University of Maine System and cooperate, assist and otherwise encourage organizations, local or regional, private or public, in the various communities of the State in the collection and processing of health care data;
[ 2005, c. 565, §1 (AMD) .]
6. Bylaws. Adopt bylaws that are consistent with this chapter for the governance of the affairs of the center, have the general powers accorded corporations under Title 13-C, section 302 and do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the lawful purposes of the center; and
[ 2005, c. 565, §2 (AMD) .]
7. Process data on behalf of entities outside State. Enter, to offset its operating costs, into contracts under subsection 4 with governmental or private entities outside the State to collect and process health care data for those entities. Data collected and processed by the center under contract are subject to the terms of the contract and the provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding section 682, data collected under this subsection remain the sole and exclusive property of the entity contracting with the center.
[ 2005, c. 565, §3 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2001, c. 2, §B22 (COR). RR 2001, c. 2, §B58 (AFF). 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW). 2005, c. 565, §§1-3 (AMD).
Chapter 102-A: MAINE HEALTH DATA PROCESSING CENTER HEADING: PL 2001, C. 456, §1 (NEW); REPEALED ON 9/1/09
§684. General powers
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9/1/15)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 9/1/15 by T. 10, §691; PL 2009, c. 71, §2 (amd))
The center may: [2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW).]
1. Application for and receipt of funds. Apply for and receive funds from any private source or governmental entity by way of grant, donation or loan or in any other manner;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Real and personal property. Purchase, receive, hold, lease or acquire by foreclosure and operate, manage, license and sell, convey, transfer, grant or lease real and personal property together with such rights and privileges as may be incidental and appurtenant to the real and personal property and the use of the real and personal property, including, but not limited to, any real or personal property acquired by the center from time to time in the satisfaction of debts or enforcement of obligations;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
3. Expenditures and obligations regarding real and personal property. Make all expenditures and incur any obligations reasonably required in the exercise of sound business principles to secure possession of, preserve, maintain, insure and improve real and personal property or interests in the real and personal property acquired by the center;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
4. Contracts and liabilities. Make contracts, including contracts for services, and incur liabilities for any of the purposes authorized in the contracts;
[ 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW) .]
5. Cooperation with agencies and organizations. Cooperate with and avail itself of the services of government agencies and the University of Maine System and cooperate, assist and otherwise encourage organizations, local or regional, private or public, in the various communities of the State in the collection and processing of health care data;
[ 2005, c. 565, §1 (AMD) .]
6. Bylaws. Adopt bylaws that are consistent with this chapter for the governance of the affairs of the center, have the general powers accorded corporations under Title 13-C, section 302 and do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the lawful purposes of the center; and
[ 2005, c. 565, §2 (AMD) .]
7. Process data on behalf of entities outside State. Enter, to offset its operating costs, into contracts under subsection 4 with governmental or private entities outside the State to collect and process health care data for those entities. Data collected and processed by the center under contract are subject to the terms of the contract and the provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding section 682, data collected under this subsection remain the sole and exclusive property of the entity contracting with the center.
[ 2005, c. 565, §3 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2001, c. 2, §B22 (COR). RR 2001, c. 2, §B58 (AFF). 2001, c. 456, §1 (NEW). 2005, c. 565, §§1-3 (AMD).
