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As authorized by P.L. 2023 Ch. 643 Part UU and Part SSS, the Department has distributed a supplemental payment to NFs on September 5, 2024.
The Office of Aging and Disability Services in collaboration with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine is excited to announce a virtual De-Escalation training opportunity scheduled for Monday October 28, 2024.
This training is available for caregivers providing care to Section 12, 19, and 96 members. Caregivers can include personal support staff, attendants, home health aides, nurses or other natural and family supports.
Children’s Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) focuses on treatment and services for children from birth to their 21st birthday. Services include providing information and assistance with referrals for children and youth with developmental disabilities or delays, intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and mental health disorders.
On June 4, 2024, MaineCare provided notice that it had initiated a rate determination process for certain HCBS Services found in Sections 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 29, 40, 96, and 102.
The adopted rule updates the Public Assistance Manual Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) consistent with legislative changes made to 22 M.R.S. § 3769-C made by P.L. 2024, Ch. 622, An Act to Reduce the Number of Children Living in Deep Poverty by Adjusting Assistance for Low-income Families.
MaineCare’s EPSDT program allows members under the age of 21 to receive medically necessary services that are not typically covered in the MaineCare Benefits Manual due to service limits. This can include preventive, dental, developmental, behavioral health, and specialty services.
Expedited test results received this afternoon by Maine CDC’s Drinking Water Program show the public drinking water in Lisbon is well-below EPA threshold for arsenic and is safe to consume
AUGUSTA— The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that it has advised the Lisbon Water Department that its Do Not Drink order issued Thursday can now be lifted, after the Maine CDC’s Drinking Water Program received expedited water sample test results that show the public drinking water is safe to consume.
Lisbon Water Department has issued Do Not Drink Order
AUGUSTA -- The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (Maine CDC) Drinking Water Program is responding to the release of sludge from the Lisbon Water Department into the town's public drinking water system.
The Office of Aging and Disability Services is excited to announce a virtual mental health training series opportunity scheduled for September.
This training is provided in collaboration with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine and is available for caregivers providing care to Section 12, 19, and 96 members. Caregivers can include personal support staff, attendants, home health aides, nurses or other natural and family supports.