Jul 7, 2022

As part of Governor Mills’ commitment to improving services for Maine people with disabilities, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has significantly increased investments in programs that support improved access to housing. New preliminary data shows that as a result, the number of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) receiving support for residential services through MaineCare jumped 46 percent between State Fiscal Year 2017 and July 1, 2022.

• Read more about MaineCare Support Leads to Jump in Housing Access for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

• Read more about April 2022 Microdyn Updates for Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC), and Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) CRs 108929, 109194, 109193, & 109516 

Effective July 16, 2022, we have updated MIHMS with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quarterly updates. The following CMS documents provide the details of the updates:  

• Read more about Section 75 Vision Services Rate Update, CR 109436 

Effective May 3, 2022, we have updated the rates in MIHMS for MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 75: Vision Services retroactively to January 1, 2022. 

See the table below for the new rates or the fee schedule for more detail. 

• Read more about Updates to Hospital and Pregnancy Presumptive Eligibility Display 

This summer, the Office of MaineCare Services will be updating the Health PAS Online Portal to show member coverage for Hospital Presumptive and Pregnancy Presumptive eligibility.  

Jul 7, 2022

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) continually strives to keep the public informed about its work. This includes redesigning the DHHS website, creating and regularly updating a blog, developing and updating data dashboards, and regularly engaging with the press, constituents, stakeholders, the Legislature, and the public. Mostly recently, the Department concluded a comprehensive review that resulted in a set of improvements to responding to Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) requests.  

• Read more about Improving Responsiveness to Requests for Public Information 

• Read more about Correction: MaineCare’s HOME Provider Orientation Webinar Dates and Application Opening on July 22, 2022 

Please note: We have corrected the webinar registration link in the message from July 21, 2022. 

• Read more about The Impact of Language and Stigma on Adolescent Mental Health Webinar

• Read more about Re-entry Update #10

July 25, 2022

Good morning, 

On Friday, July 29, we are hoping to round out the third phase of implementing the Department of Health and Human Services’ Telework Policy. This month supervisors review workers’ requests. These reviews will help us plan office space, coverage, and meetings. 

• Read more about MaineCare in Education: Instructions for Providers of Section 28 and Section 96 Services Experiencing Difficulties with Modifier Guidance for Education-related Services 

On May 17, 2022, MaineCare issued billing guidance, MaineCare in Education: New Modifier Guidance for Sections 28 and 96, that all providers submitting claims for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) services delivered under Section 28 or Section 96 of the MaineCare Benefit Manual should include the TL or TM modifier on the claim line to indicate if the service w

• Read more about Attention Section 90 Providers: Upcoming Changes for Billing Topical Fluoride Varnish 

On August 22, 2022, the Department will remove Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) code D1206, Topical Application of Fluoride Varnish, from non-dental provider contracts so that it is no longer billable by non-dental providers. This change is part of the rulemaking for MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 90, Physician Services, which was adopted on May 9, 2022.