Subsection 144-101-III-67-40 - PUBLICLY OWNED NURSING FACILITIES40.1 For publicly owned nursing facilities, as defined in Principle 1.4, the total MaineCare per diem funds must not exceed the lesser of the facility's Medicaid allowable costs as reflected on the Medicare cost report or the Medicare rate of reimbursement. Such designated publicly owned nursing facilities shall be subject to the provisions of the rules contained in the Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities. C.M.R. 10, 144, ch. 101, ch. III, 144-101-III-67, subsec. 144-101-III-67-40