MaineCare Bulletins

Date Title Topic
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums Long Term Services and Supports
Rate Determination Initiation Notice for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC): MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) Section to Be Determined  Behavioral Health (BH)
Attention Section 45 Hospitals, Distinct Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Units: Rate Determination Update Hospital & Clinic Services
Extended Release Buprenorphine (XRB) Clinical Use Criteria Hospital & Clinic Services, Primary Care and Care Coordination
Service Locator Tool – Invitation to Behavioral Health Providers Behavioral Health (BH)
Attention Providers of Section 107, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) – Presented Materials and Comment Period  Behavioral Health (BH)
Guidance for Psychiatric Hospitals Seeking Prior Authorization (PA) for Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Services​ Behavioral Health (BH), Hospital & Clinic Services
MaineCare Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter I, Section 4, Telehealth Services Policy and State Plan Amendments (SPAs), State & Federal Policy
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums Long Term Services and Supports
Attention Providers of Section 67 Nursing Facilities (NF) and Section 97, Residential Care Facilities (RCFs, PNMI Appendix C): Provider Rate Methodology Workgroup Presented Materials Long Term Care Services
Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine No Longer Authorized for Use, CR 118354 General, All Services
Attention Section 97, Appendix D, Private Non-Medical Institutions (PNMI): Rate Determination Initiation Notice for Therapeutic Foster Care Services Behavioral Health (BH)
Announcing Acentra Health: A New Era for Client Network Services, Inc (CNSI) and Kepro General, All Services
Microdyn Update for Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs), and Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs), CRs 116565, 117447, & 117448 Hospital & Clinic Services
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums Long Term Services and Supports
​Attention Section 25 Providers: Learn How to Bill for Interpreter Services Dental Services
Attention Providers: Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) Online Portal Training General, All Services
Assessment and Access to Lethal Means Counseling Webinar, Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership Behavioral Health (BH)
​​MaineCare Issuing First Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Supplemental Payments​ Hospital & Clinic Services, MaineCare Initiatives and Special Topics
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums Long Term Services and Supports