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This memo serves to provide critical information about a mandatory self-assessment process for providers of Medicaid-funded Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Maine.
All enrolled Medicaid (MaineCare) providers delivering Home- and Community-Based Services.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides home- and community-based services to adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and brain injury primarily through MaineCare-funded programs. These are often called waiver programs because they operate with special exceptions from the federal government, and are referred to by their Section number, which is where they can be found in the MaineCare rules.
As mandated under the Older Americans Act, every four years, the Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) as the designated State Unit on Aging must submit a State Plan on Aging to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Community Living (ACL). The plan provides a vision and direction for aging services and a state framework for activities related to programs, activities, and services for older adults.
The Office of Aging and Disability Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth (Betsy) Hopkins as the new Associate Director for Developmental Disability and Brain Injury Services. In her role, Betsy will provide leadership and oversight of OADS' intellectual, developmental and brain injury programs. She comes with extensive knowledge and experience regarding services for people with disabilities, both in Maine and nationally.
Please view the PowerPoint presentation from the State Convening on Aging and Long-Term Services and Supports organized by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services on May 7, 2019.
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to announce that Paul Saucier has been appointed as Director of the Office of Aging and Disability Services. Saucier comes to the Department with extensive aging and disability experience nationally and locally. He has done oversight work in Maine's developmental disabilities system, worked for the Legislature's Office of Policy and Legal Analysis, and directed the Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy at the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Service.
Governor Mills’ biennial budget proposal for state fiscal years 2024 to 2025 is balanced, does not raise taxes and leaves the Rainy Day Fund untouched. It continues the Governor’s free community college initiative and invests in health care, housing, and infrastructure.
This bulletin provides notice that the Department has initiated a Rate Determination Process* for Section 67, Nursing Facility Services and Section 97, Appendix C, Medical and Remedial Services of the MaineCare Benefits Manual. New rates are being determined pursuant to the Department’s reimbursement reform and rate determination priorities.
This e-message is to notify providers that updated rates are now available for billing in MIHMS for Sections 13, 17, and 26. These new rates will be effective retroactive to January 1, 2023, and result from our recent rate studies conducted in relation to P.L. 2021 Ch. 398, Pt. AAAA; Ch. 635, Pt JJJ; and Ch. 639. New rates will apply only to services provided on or after January 1, 2023.
This e-message is to notify providers that updated rates are now available for billing in MIHMS for Sections 13, 17, and 26. These new rates will be effective retroactive to January 1, 2023, and result from our recent rate studies conducted in relation to P.L. 2021 Ch. 398, Pt. AAAA; Ch. 635, Pt JJJ; and Ch. 639. New rates will apply only to services provided on or after January 1, 2023.