Provider Bulletins by Topic

Date Title Topic
Community Action Program Training for Providers: Corrected Registration Link General, All Services
MaineCare Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 89, MaineMOM Services and Reimbursement Not in use, State & Federal Policy
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
​CORRECTION to Reporting Link: Attention Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management Providers - Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management Supplemental Payment Reporting​ Behavioral Health (BH), Primary Care and Care Coordination
Training for Licensed Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Providers Behavioral Health (BH)
CORRECTION to July 27, 2023 Training Time - Training for Licensed Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Providers Behavioral Health (BH)
​Section 75, Vision Services Rate Updates​, CR 116892 General, All Services
Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) Certification Grants Specialty Services
CORRECTION: Attention Providers of Section 107, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) – Presented Materials and Comment Period ​ Behavioral Health (BH)
Community Action Program Training for Providers General, All Services
​​Attention Section 45, Hospital Services Providers​ Hospital & Clinic Services
​​MaineCare Issuing Second Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Supplemental Payments​​ Hospital & Clinic Services, Not in use
Attention Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management Providers - Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management Supplemental Payment Reporting Behavioral Health (BH), Primary Care and Care Coordination
Attention Section 45, Hospital Services: Rate Determination Initiation Notice  Hospital & Clinic Services
Attention Providers: Updating Your Facility License Under Title 5 General, All Services
Annual 1115 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Waiver Post Award Forum Behavioral Health (BH)
Coverage of Medications for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy Retail Pharmacies
Maine Point of Purchase System (MEPOPS) Blackout Period  Retail Pharmacies
Roster Billing Hepatitis A Vaccination Codes – CR 116982 Hospital & Clinic Services
Extended-Release Buprenorphine Clinical Use Criteria Hospital & Clinic Services, Primary Care and Care Coordination
Section 50, Intensive Care Facilities (ICF) Rate Letters for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Now Available Long Term Care Services
CORRECTION: 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
Training for Licensed Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Providers Behavioral Health (BH)
MaineCare Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Ch. III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities Not in use, State & Federal Policy
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)
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)
Attention Section 45 Hospitals, Distinct Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Units: Rate Determination Update Hospital & Clinic Services
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 Not in use, State & Federal Policy
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums Long Term Services and Supports
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
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)
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, Not in use
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums Long Term Services and Supports
Issue Correction: Delay of Remittance Advice (RAs) on the HealthPAS Portal General, All Services
Section 107, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Providers and Interested Stakeholders: Draft Rate Model Public Review and Comment Behavioral Health (BH)
Update on Verbal Consent in Place of Signatures: End of Public Health Emergency (PHE) General, All Services
Delay of Remittance Advice (RAs) on the HealthPAS Portal General, All Services
​Discontinued Laboratory Codes Related to COVID-19​, CR 117890 General, All Services
​New Codes for Pfizer and Moderna Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines, CR 118032 General, All Services