Information for Providers Regarding the End of the Public Health Emergency (PHE)

Apr 25, 2023

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government declared a PHE and relaxed certain requirements to ensure Medicaid members could continue to access healthcare services. The federal government has declared that the PHE will end on May 11, 2023.

Starting May 12, 2023, some billing flexibilities and how MaineCare members access health care services will revert to how they were administered prior to the declaration of the PHE. We are working to update our COVID-19 and End of PHE webpage with current information concerning the end of the PHE and will send out notifications as we make updates. We have recently added or updated the following documents:

• General Information for Providers Regarding the End of the Public Health Emergency – Published April 25, 2023
• Retainer Payment Guidance and Attestation Form (PDF) - Updated April 24, 2023
• Letter to MaineCare Members about the End of the Public Health Emergency – Published April 19, 2023
• COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Update (PDF) - Updated April 18, 2023

Monoclonal Antibodies Treatment (PDF) - Updated March 3, 2023.

Forthcoming guidance will include, among other topics, information about signature requirements for plans of care for behavioral health and home and community-based waiver services.

Additionally, starting this month and continuing through May 2024, the Department is reviewing the eligibility of all MaineCare members. For more information, please refer to the end of the “General Information for Providers” document linked above or visit www.mainecare.gov/unwinding.

Questions?

To support MaineCare providers through this transitional period, MaineCare developed a provider-only e-mail box to submit questions related to the end of the PHE.