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On September 8, 2023, in partnership with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, MaineCare authorized a standing order for licensed pharmacists to create a single use prescription for OTC naloxone two dose nasal spray kit. This standing order can be accessed on the MaineCare website under the General Pharmacy Information section.
The Maine CDC is adopting amendments to its Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rule, which describes requirements for the subsurface wastewater permitting processes conducted by municipalities and overseen by Maine CDC. More specifically, this rule governs the siting, design, construction and inspection of subsurface wastewater disposal systems, to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents and visitors of Maine.
AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today that mosquitoes from the York County town of Lebanon tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE).
These are the first mosquitoes in Maine to test positive for EEE since 2019, when a horse also tested positive. The last human case of EEE in Maine was in 2015. No known human cases of any locally acquired mosquito-borne illnesses have occurred in Maine this year.
Sep 9, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recently concluded a series of listening sessions about the municipal General Assistance (GA) Program. Developed as a safety net program of last resort over 40 years ago, it is administered by municipalities and Tribes and overseen by DHHS, which reimburses 70 percent of eligible costs. Assistance is provided to eligible individuals by voucher for basic needs such as food, housing, and medication.
On October 1, 2023, the Office of MaineCare (OMS) systems will update and prepare to reimburse claims under the new methodology for distinct psychiatric and substance use disorder units as described in the proposed MBM, Chapter II, Section 45, Hospitals Services rule.
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to invite you to provide input on the Department updates of the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services (Adult RoR) and the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services who are Children in Need of Treatment (Children’s RoR) (LD 1080).
The EVV requirements for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 were implemented on January 1, 2023.
We continue to offer weekly provider and aggregator trainings. All trainings are online via Microsoft Teams.
NOTE: The Absorb training system has been updated to allow providers to register for trainings more than once.
EVV Training Schedule
Pursuant to P.L. Ch. 639, MaineCare will host its Annual Draft Rate Determination Schedule Consultation with the Rate Reform Expert Technical Advisory Panel (*TAP) on October 4, 2023, from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM via Zoom. This meeting is open to the public.
The Office of MaineCare Service (OMS) is providing the following information about the status of provider enrollment case processing timeframes. MaineCare is experiencing a high volume of enrollment cases. In addition, our provider enrollment credentialling vendor, Gainwell Technologies, is experiencing staffing shortages. These challenges are causing provider enrollment cases to take much longer to process than normal, resulting in many pending enrollment cases. Currently, some enrollment cases are taking over 60 days to complete.
On August 14, 2023, the American Medical Association (AMA) updated the CPT® Category I New Immunization Vaccine Codes Long Descriptors to include CPT codes related to RSV vaccines. At this time, rates have not yet been established for these codes. We will communicate rates to providers once they are available.