10-144 - CHAPTER 201 - Health Inspection Program Rules - Summary Statement, Basis Statement, Authority, and Table of Contents

Oct 2, 2026

Code of Maine regulations establishing the Health Inspection Program for the administration and enforcement of rules covering licensed or regulated eating and lodging establishments, campgrounds, sporting/recreational camps, and youth camps in the State of Maine. The document states purposes and public health basis, cites legal authority, includes a nondiscrimination notice, and outlines the inspection and compliance framework. It also provides a structured table of contents covering general provisions, personnel certification, delegation to municipalities, licensing procedures, fees, inspections, enforcement protocols, and administrative penalties.

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Reading Time1 h 33 min

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SECTION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

A. Purpose

B. Definitions

SECTION 2: CERTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL

A. Certified Food Protection Managers

SECTION 3: DELEGATION OF INSPECTION DUTIES TO MUNICIPALITIES

A. Statutory Authority to Delegate Inspection Duties

B. Department’s Licensing Authority for Delegated Inspections

C. Conditions for Delegation

D. Food Outbreak Protocols

SECTION 4: LICENSING PROCEDURES

A. Licenses Required

B. Issuance of Licenses

SECTION 5: FEE

SCHEDULE

SECTION 6: INSPECTIONS

A. Right of Entry

B. Frequency

C. Inspectors’ Findings

D. Inspection Failure

E. Alternative Determination for Compliance for Youth Camps

F. Imminent Health Hazards

SECTION 7: ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS

A. Intent

B. Authorization

C. Referral for Enforcement Action

D. Initial Letter of Enforcement

E. Menu Labeling Compliance/Enforcement

SECTION 8: ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

A. Scope of Administrative Penalties

B. Process

C. Risk Assessment and Analysis

D. Authority

E. Penalty Schedule for Violations (Except Operating Without a License)

10-144 CMR CHAPTER 201 STATE OF MAINE RULES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ESTABLISHMENTS REGULATED BY THE HEALTH INSPECTION PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MAINE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HEALTH INSPECTION PROGRAM 11 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0011 LAST AMENDED: OCTOBER 7, 2012 10-144 CODE OF MAINE REGULATIONS CHAPTER 201 Health Inspection Program Division of Environmental Health Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention Department of Health and Human Services STATE OF MAINE RULES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ESTABLISHMENTS REGULATED BY THE HEALTH INSPECTION PROGRAM SUMMARY STATEMENT: These rules contain the requirements which must be met by eating and lodging establishments, campgrounds, sporting camps, and youth camps licensed or regulated in the State of Maine by the Department of Health and Human Services. These rules and regulations define relevant terms, describe the inspection process, provide specific standards for licensure, as well as compliance, enforcement and appeal protocols, when eating and lodging establishments fail to meet the requirements within these Rules. BASIS STATEMENT: These rules are established to protect public health, by providing specific compliance and enforcement requirements for the eating and lodging establishments, campgrounds, sporting/recreational camps and youth camps licensed or regulated by the Health Inspection Program in the Division of Environmental Health, Department of Health and Human Services. AUTHORITY: 22 M.R. S. §2496; 32 M.R. S. §§ 4251-4252; 32 M.R. S. §§ 4325 – 26; 22 M.R. S. §§ 1601-1607; 32 M.R. S. §§ 4312-4314; 22 M.R. S. §§ 2661 – 2669, and 22 M.R. S. §§ 1551-A LAST AMENDED: These regulations were last amended October 7, 2012. Nondiscrimination Notice In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 1981, 2000e et seq.), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services does not discriminate on the basis of sex, color, national origin, disability or age in admission or access to or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE SECTION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Purpose.............................................................................................................................................. 1 B. Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ 1 SECTION 2: CERTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL A. Certified Food Protection Managers ............................................................................................... 11 SECTION 3: DELEGATION OF INSPECTION DUTIES TO MUNICIPALITIES A. Statutory Authority to Delegate Inspection Duties ......................................................................... 13 B. Department’s Licensing Authority for Delegated Inspections........................................................ 13 C. Conditions for Delegation............................................................................................................... 13 D. Food Outbreak Protocols ................................................................................................................ 14 SECTION 4: LICENSING PROCEDURES A. Licenses Required........................................................................................................................... 15 B. Issuance of Licenses ............................................................

FAQs

Which types of facilities are covered by these Health Inspection Program rules in Maine?

The rules apply to eating and lodging establishments, campgrounds, sporting/recreational camps, and youth camps licensed or regulated in Maine by the Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the purpose and basis of the regulations?

The regulations are designed to protect public health by setting specific compliance and enforcement requirements and by defining processes for licensure, inspection, and enforcement when requirements are not met.

How does the table of contents structure the compliance and enforcement process?

It organizes the program into general provisions and definitions, personnel certification, delegation of inspection duties to municipalities, licensing procedures and fees, inspection procedures and failure handling, enforcement protocols, and administrative penalties.

Oct 2, 2026

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