Attention Providers of MaineCare Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Sections 2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 29, 40, 65, 92, 93, 96, 97B, 97D, 97E, or 97F 

We are reopening registration for the HCBS Recruitment and Retention payments for provider agencies that:   

  • Provide any of the services under the MaineCare Benefits Manual sections listed above; 

Attention Providers of MaineCare Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Sections 2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 29, 40, 65, 92, 93, 96, 97B, 97D, 97E, or 97F 

We are reopening registration for the HCBS Recruitment and Retention payments for provider agencies that:   

  • Provide any of the services under the MaineCare Benefits Manual sections listed above; 

Attention Providers of MaineCare Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): Sections 2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 29, 40, 65, 92, 93, 96, 97B, 97D, 97E, or 97F 

We are reopening registration for the HCBS Recruitment and Retention payments for provider agencies that:   

  • Provide any of the services under the MaineCare Benefits Manual sections listed above; 

Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption

AGENCY:  Department of Health and Human Services, MaineCare Services

CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: 10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter VII, Section 5, Estate Recovery

ADOPTED RULE NUMBER:

CONCISE SUMMARY: This adopted rule implements P.L. 2021, ch. 398, Part A, §A-1, pg. 99 to modify MaineCare estate recovery rules to conform with the minimum mandatory federal requirements, which are set forth in 42 U.S.C. 1396p(b).

MaineCare Adds Coverage for Pfizer COVID-19 Ready-To-Use Vaccine Codes and Pediatric Third Dose Code, CR 107547 & CR 107724 

Effective January 3, 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) has completed a system update to add the Pfizer COVID-19 ready-to-use vaccine codes. Please review the following table for more information.

COVID-19 Pfizer Ready-To-Use COVID-19 Vaccine Codes

Code

Description

Attention Home Health and Hospice Services Providers: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Provider Survey

All Home Health Services under Section 40 and Hospice Services under Section 43 are required to use EVV for services delivered in a MaineCare member's home or in a community-based services setting by January 1, 2023. An EVV system is used to verify the date, time, and site of a visit, as well as services provided and who provided the service. Maine has an open EVV system platform which allows providers to utilize the State-offered EVV system or their own EVV system (an Alternate EVV system) to connect with MIHMS.

Attention Home Health and Hospice Services Providers: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Provider Survey

All Home Health Services under Section 40 and Hospice Services under Section 43 are required to use EVV for services delivered in a MaineCare member's home or in a community-based services setting by January 1, 2023. An EVV system is used to verify the date, time, and site of a visit, as well as services provided and who provided the service. Maine has an open EVV system platform which allows providers to utilize the State-offered EVV system or their own EVV system (an Alternate EVV system) to connect with MIHMS.

Maine Extends Project ACT With New Supply of 50,000 Additional At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Feb 2, 2022

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that it is extending Project Access COVID Tests (ACT), its partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation to mail free COVID-19 tests directly to Maine people, with an order for 50,000 additional tests, after Maine people claimed the remaining initial supply on Wednesday.

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