1115 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Waiver Mid-Point Assessment Stakeholder Listening Session
In 2021, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a Section 1115(a) Demonstration titled, Maine Substance Use Disorder Care Initiative. The goal of the Demonstration is to improve access to, and quality of treatment to MaineCare members with SUD. This included allowing MaineCare to pay for short-term stays in residential SUD treatment programs that are larger than 16 beds.