Social Services Audit
The Social Service unit of the Division of Audit has oversight responsibilities for State and Federal grants that pass through the Department to community agencies. Part of these oversight duties includes advising community agencies, Independent Public Accountants (IPA) and Department grant administrators of the requirements imposed on grant dollars by existing State and/or Federal legislation, statutes and regulations.
Division of Audit Appeal Decisions
Note: The first step in the appeal process is an informal review by the Division of Audit. Those decisions are posted here. The next step in the appeal process would be an administrative hearing before the Hearings Unit. The Recommended and Final Hearing Decisions are available at the Administrative Hearings Unit’s Provider Appeal Decisions’ section of their webpage.
MaineCare Cost Report Template
Please note that our checklist has been updated and needs to be used for all submissions going forward.
The cost report needs to be submitted in Microsoft Excel format. We will no longer accept locked or protected cost report files or files that have hidden tabs.
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Notices and Division Updates
Electronic submissions of cost reports, financial statements and compliance audits are preferred.
Contract Management
As outlined in “5 MRSA §1825-B. Bids, awards, contracts and grants”, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is required to award contracts through a competitive bidding process. These competitive bids are posted with Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services Division of Procurement Services (DAFS).
Effective Communication and Language Access
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is committed to providing services that are accessible to all eligible individuals, including linguistic and cultural minority groups with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and individuals with disabilities that affect communication.
Americans with Disabilities Act Reasonable Modification Process
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") protects persons with disabilities from discrimination by public entities such as the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. The ADA requires the Department provide persons with disabilities equal access and equal opportunity to benefit from the Department's programs, services, and activities.
Rights Complaint Process
The Department cannot discriminate in its programs, services, and activities based on a person's disability, race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religious or political belief, ancestry, familial or marital status, genetic information, association, previous assertion of a claim or right, or whistleblower activity.
Americans With Disabilities Act / Civil Rights Compliance
Under the law, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) may not discriminate based on a person's disability, race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religious or political belief, ancestry, familial or marital status, genetic information, association, or previous assertion of a claim or right.