Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Remediation Grants: Registration Opens Monday, August 1, 2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is announcing the availability of funds to support provider agencies subject to Maine’s Global Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Settings rule, referred to as the HCBS Settings rule.
The goal of this initiative is to assist HCBS providers to implement the requirements of the HCBS Settings Rule.
MaineCare Support Leads to Jump in Housing Access for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Jul 7, 2022
As part of Governor Mills’ commitment to improving services for Maine people with disabilities, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has significantly increased investments in programs that support improved access to housing. New preliminary data shows that as a result, the number of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) receiving support for residential services through MaineCare jumped 46 percent between State Fiscal Year 2017 and July 1, 2022.
April 2022 Microdyn Updates for Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC), and Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) CRs 108929, 109194, 109193, & 109516
Effective July 16, 2022, we have updated MIHMS with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quarterly updates. The following CMS documents provide the details of the updates:
Section 75 Vision Services Rate Update, CR 109436
Effective May 3, 2022, we have updated the rates in MIHMS for MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 75: Vision Services retroactively to January 1, 2022.
See the table below for the new rates or the fee schedule for more detail.
Updates to Hospital and Pregnancy Presumptive Eligibility Display
This summer, the Office of MaineCare Services will be updating the Health PAS Online Portal to show member coverage for Hospital Presumptive and Pregnancy Presumptive eligibility.
Improving Responsiveness to Requests for Public Information
Jul 7, 2022
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) continually strives to keep the public informed about its work. This includes redesigning the DHHS website, creating and regularly updating a blog, developing and updating data dashboards, and regularly engaging with the press, constituents, stakeholders, the Legislature, and the public. Mostly recently, the Department concluded a comprehensive review that resulted in a set of improvements to responding to Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) requests.
Correction: MaineCare’s HOME Provider Orientation Webinar Dates and Application Opening on July 22, 2022
Please note: We have corrected the webinar registration link in the message from July 21, 2022.
Re-entry Update #10
July 25, 2022
Good morning,
On Friday, July 29, we are hoping to round out the third phase of implementing the Department of Health and Human Services’ Telework Policy. This month supervisors review workers’ requests. These reviews will help us plan office space, coverage, and meetings.