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May 5, 2024
The Maine DHHS Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) announced today new child care reimbursement rates taking effect in July 2024 that will improve access to high-quality child care and early childhood learning for families across Maine.
Notice of MaineCare Reimbursement Methodology Change
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services
SERVICES INCLUDED: Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 40, Home Health Services
The adopted rule updates Section 8(I) Support Service Limits – Mileage Reimbursement to align with the rate afforded to those covered under the Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA) contract. The adopted rule refers readers to the State of Maine rate found on the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of State Controller at https://www.maine.gov/osc/travel/mileage-other-info.
The adopted rule make the following changes:
The adopted rule make the following changes:
The adopted rule updates Section 4(B)(3) – Transportation to align with the rate afforded to those covered under the Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA) contract. The adopted rule refers readers to the State of Maine rate found on the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of State Controller at https://www.maine.gov/osc/travel/mileage-other-info. The Department determined it necessary to make a non-substantive change to provide clarity to the final rule.
The Department is proposing changes to 10-144 CMR chapter 265, Substance Use Testing for the Workplace Rule, to resolve a conflict resulting from the most recent rule change adopted in November 2023 that inadvertently restricts laboratories from testing non-psychoactive components of cannabis as an indicator of use of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Maine law (22 MRS 1411) requires the Department of Health and Human Services - Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to establish, maintain and operate a statewide amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) incidence registry. This proposed rule is to govern data collection and data release related to reportable cases of ALS for the purpose of the registry, outlining patient confidentiality and establishing requirements for annual reporting to the Department.
This bulletin provides notice that the Department has initiated a Rate Determination Process* for Child Abuse Evaluations under Section 23 of the MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM). The Department is conducting this rate determination to improve member access to this service. The Department will assess, and determine as appropriate, a new rate amount or reimbursement model in accordance with Maine statute.
On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a fact sheet outlining the Medicare payment rates for hospital outpatient and ASC services for calendar year 2024. To address patient access issues for dental services under anesthesia, CMS added new separately payable dental surgical procedures.