• Read more about Office Reentry Timeline

1. April 25 - May 27:
   Information Sharing

2. May 31 - July 1:
   Staff Fill Out DHHS Telework Approval Form

3. June 20 - July 29:

• Read more about COVID-19 Related and Return to Office & Telework Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

These FAQs are designed to further explain the State of Maine (SOM) and DHHS Telework Policy issued on August 26, 2021. They represent neither changes nor substantially new policies. The answers are as of May 2022. The date of any subsequent changes to original answers or additional FAQs is noted.

• Read more about Telework Information for DHHS Staff

Employees of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services have performed work for Maine residents with honor, integrity, and compassion during the COVID-19 pandemic, whether in offices or working from home. As of September 6, 2022, DHHS has transitioned to a permanent telework policy.

Important documents related to telework are available here:

• Read more about MaineCare Job Openings

MaineCare will now send notices of job opportunities periodically through our General, All Services topic list. All positions are located in Augusta, Maine.

We are accepting applications for the following state positions:

Health Equity Data Analyst  

Apply by: May 2, 2022

MaineCare Policy Planner – Special Projects

Apply by: May 5, 2022

Apr 4, 2022

On April 20, 2022, Governor Mills signed a bipartisan supplemental budget that invests $522 million in total funding ($202 million in State General Fund) in the programs run by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This will enable the Department to tackle some of the state’s most pressing problems, including ongoing impacts of the pandemic and Maine’s longstanding health care and child care workforce shortages. Five key areas with support through the budget are described below.

• Read more about Maine Health Care Services Strengthened by Bipartisan Supplemental Budget for 2022-2023

• Read more about MaineCare Dental Rate Reform Materials

MaineCare is currently updating MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 25 Dental Services rates as one of our priority rate reform initiatives. We have added several documents that provide additional information regarding MaineCare’s recommendations for the new dental services rate methodology to the Projects and Initiates webpage, such as:

• Read more about MaineCare Dental Rate Reform Materials

MaineCare is currently updating MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 25 Dental Services rates as one of our priority rate reform initiatives. We have added several documents that provide additional information regarding MaineCare’s recommendations for the new dental services rate methodology to the Projects and Initiates webpage, such as:

• Read more about MaineCare Dental Rate Reform Materials

MaineCare is currently updating MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 25 Dental Services rates as one of our priority rate reform initiatives. We have added several documents that provide additional information regarding MaineCare’s recommendations for the new dental services rate methodology to the Projects and Initiates webpage, such as:

• Read more about Attention Providers of Sections 13, 17, 28, 65, and 92 

MaineCare is conducting rate studies for the sections of the MaineCare Benefits Manual named above. These studies are being performed by Burns and Associates, a division of Health Management Associates. 

• Read more about Attention Providers of Sections 13, 17, 28, 65, and 92 

MaineCare is conducting rate studies for the sections of the MaineCare Benefits Manual named above. These studies are being performed by Burns and Associates, a division of Health Management Associates.