Franklin Health Care Lawyer, Maine

... No recovery may be allowed against . . . any health care provider upon the grounds that the health care treatment was rendered without the informed consent of the patient . . . when: (A) The action of the [health care provider] in obtaining the consent of the patient . . . ...

... award, and review of a CON. [2] Any party wishing to operate a health care facility, or modify or acquire control over an existing facility must apply for a CON. 22 MRSA § 304-A (2001). The Collaborative in December of 2001 ...

... setting standards and processes, along with any redesign of the mechanisms implementing public policy regarding health care, should be arrived at in the first instance by the Governor and the Maine Legislature. [¶ 14] Given the potential for change in healthcare regulation at ...