---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Home Health Care And Hospice Services Ordered By A Health Care Provider Outside Of Maine"
description: "An Act Regarding Home Health Care And Hospice Services Ordered By A Health Care Provider Outside Of Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1583"
citation: "Maine LD 1583 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "HOME HEALTH CARE", "REFERRING PROVIDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen CLOUTIER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2026-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37f0a04c-e18b-4f89-857b-08480e401093"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098417"
source_hash: "01e004b9390480f152311359c45177ac79f77625002b9f4a2b8f83ce557303c1"
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 1583 (132) — An Act Regarding Home Health Care And Hospice Services Ordered By A Health Care Provider Outside Of Maine

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-811)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1041&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 567** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1041&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1583 HP 1041** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1041&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Julia MCCABE — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-02-26** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-02-26** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-02-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-811). `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-03** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-811) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-03** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-05** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-05** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-811), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+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/37f0a04c-e18b-4f89-857b-08480e401093`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).