• Read more about Maine CDC Encourages Tick Bite Prevention This Fall

Ticks remain active as tickborne disease numbers climb

AUGUSTA-- The Department of Health and Human Services' Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reminds all Maine people and visitors to protect themselves from tick bites this fall.

Ticks remain active throughout the fall resulting in the number of tickborne diseases in Maine continuing to climb, with cases higher this October than at the same time last year for most tickborne diseases found in Maine.

• Read more about Patient Grievances

Patients have the right to due process with regard to grievances. This due process is spelled out in Code of Maine Rules, 14-193 CMR Ch. 1, Part A, Section VII, and "Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services,” a copy of which patients receive at admission.

• Read more about Additional Resources

If you are in a crisis, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting 741-741.

• Read more about Email Address Correction: Optional HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Training for Providers Attending MaineCare Delivery System Reform (DSR) Regional Forums

The email address in the October 14, 2025, notice is incorrect. For questions, please email: HH-BHH-Services.DHHS@maine.gov

We apologize for the inconvenience.

• Read more about 2025 Drug Rate Updates for Quarters 1, 2, & 3, CR 135366

MaineCare updated multiple codes retroactively due to a rate update from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS). The implementation date for these rates is October 15, 2025.

See the table below for the effective dates and new rates. 

• Read more about The Children’s Behavioral Health Settlement Agreement

In December 2024, the federal court in Maine approved a Settlement Agreement between Maine and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Settlement Agreement is designed to prevent children and youth with behavioral health disabilities under the age of 21 from unnecessarily entering or remaining in out-of-home placements, and to support their successful return to their home.

• Read more about Optional HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Training for Providers attending MaineCare Delivery System Reform (DSR) Regional Forums

You have the opportunity to attend an optional, in-person HIV Prevention Training at the Brewer and Portland forum locations for the following providers who will attend the forums:

• Read more about Tips to Reduce Browntail Moth Hair Exposure During Fall Outdoor Activities

AUGUSTA–The Department of Health and Human Services' Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Forest Service (MFS), and 211 Maine remind residents and visitors to protect themselves from browntail moth hairs this fall.

• Read more about HIV Prevention for Medical Practitioners

The Department is offering a series of HIV focused webinars. The first, led by Dr. Stephen Rawlings, covers the latest in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) including a review of the twice-yearly injectable PrEP drug Yeztugo.

Dr. Rawlings, a MaineHealth practitioner, is Board certified in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine. He seeks opportunities to teach at all levels so that we can all enjoy the best medical care possible.

• Read more about Registration is Open for the MaineCare 2025 Delivery System Reform Forums

Registration is now open for MaineCare's annual forums for Accountable Communities (AC), Behavioral Health Homes (BHH), Community Care Teams (CCT) including HOME providers, MaineMOM, Opioid Health Homes (OHH), Primary Care Plus (PCPlus) providers, and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC).