CORRECTION: UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION - Attention Section 21 Per Diem Home Support and Home Support – Residential Habilitation – Family Centered Support Providers – American Rescue Plan HCBS Designated Payments

The Department will issue one-time payments next week to qualifying providers of Per Diem Home Support and Home Support – Residential Habilitation-Family Centered Support under MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Pfizer and Moderna Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized to use as Booster Doses-Update

On September 2, 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) sent an announcement that we will cover the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as outlined in an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).   

 

OMS has completed the update to our systems, and you may begin to submit claims for these services. 

 

Re-entry Update #13

September 15, 2022

Good afternoon,

In same way that systems didn’t crash when computers switched to January 1 in the year 2000 (remember Y2K?), work carried on at DHHS without interruption as we transitioned back to offices last week. In fact, from the comments heard in the hallways, re-entry was more akin to the first day of a new school year. Although, we had a few adjustments, such as places with more workers than chairs and too few paper towels for a given day, we are smoothly working under the DHHS Telework Policy.

Attention Section 21 Per Diem Home Support and Home Support – Residential Habilitation – Family Centered Support Providers – American Rescue Plan HCBS  Designated Payments

The Department will issue one-time payments next week to qualifying providers of Per Diem Home Support and Home Support – Residential Habilitation-Family Centered Support under MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Attention Providers of Section 18, 19, 20, 21, and 29 Services: Appendix K to Maine’s Home and Community Based Waivers Continues to Provide Temporary Flexibilities on Service Caps, Staffing

Appendix K to Maine’s Home and Community-Based Services 1915(c) waivers provides the state certain flexibilities in waiver program operations during an emergency. Maine’s Appendix K and amendments may be found here. 

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Events

The EVV requirement deadline for Personal Care Services (PCS) was January 1, 2021, and will be January 1, 2023, for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 and for Hospice Services providers delivering services under Section 43.

We are offering provider and aggregator trainings, forums, and town hall events online via Microsoft Teams. The trainings are designed to help providers and aggregators to comply with federal EVV requirements.

Training Topics

Training topics include, but are not limited to:

Attention Providers of Sections 93, 92, 13, and 17 Services: Passthrough process now required if organizations jointly serve an Opioid Health Home Member

This is a follow-up to the e-message sent on September 2, 2022, and a correction sent on September 8, 2022, regarding the new requirement for Passthrough Payments for Opioid Health Home (OHH) services delivered by an expanded care team.

Maine DHHS Announces $13.6 Million in New Grants to Support Maine’s Child Care Providers

Sep 9, 2022

Federal grants complement state-funded payments for child care workers

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that it will distribute $13.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to improve Maine families’ access to safe, affordable, and high-quality child care.

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