---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Certified Nurse Practitioners To Provide In-Home Care Without A Home Health Care Provider License"
description: "An Act To Allow Certified Nurse Practitioners To Provide In-Home Care Without A Home Health Care Provider License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1936"
citation: "Maine LD 1936 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "NURSE PRACTITIONERS", "NURSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne GRAHAM"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-16"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9046bcf-a6b6-4f53-9a60-da276c3bd7c4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089389"
source_hash: "04948b3cbe4ad151d3fe1f62b2c2bc106fb7596ed21e03c581b4a21607f266f7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1936 (131) — An Act To Allow Certified Nurse Practitioners To Provide In-Home Care Without A Home Health Care Provider License

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1244&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1244&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1244&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Anne GRAHAM — primary (person)
- Ann FREDERICKS — cosponsor (person)
- Holly EATON — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy JAVNER — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-05-16** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-399). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-399) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-399), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9046bcf-a6b6-4f53-9a60-da276c3bd7c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).