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The Division of Policy posts all proposed and recently adopted rules on MaineCare’s Policy and Rules webpage. This website keeps the propo
Jun 6, 2022
While mental health challenges were all-too common before the pandemic, COVID-19 has exacerbated these conditions for many people in Maine and across the nation. Two in five American adults report experiencing anxiety and depression, and more than half of parents are concerned about their children’s mental well-being.
MaineCare is increasing reimbursement rates for certain services through a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as directed by Maine PL 2021, ch 635, Part A.
Effective May 17, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages five to eleven years old.
Effective May 17, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages five to eleven years old.
May 31, 2022
Good Morning,
In addition to being the unofficial start to summer, today is the beginning of the next phase of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Re-Entry (see our DHHS Calendar of Important Dates).
Effective June 30, 2022, UB-04 and 837I claims submitted without an attending provider will deny.
In an effort to maintain more accurate data in the MIHMS system, provider enrollment is now requiring you to enter a Secure Fax number for each service location during any new, revalidating, or reactivating enrollment case. Prescribing providers are strongly encouraged to open a maintenance case to add a Secure Fax number prior to their revalidation.
On March 29, 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) updated COVID-19 vaccine product and administration coverage by adding codes 91309 and 0094A for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters for ages 18 and up in bold in the following table:
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) offers monthly webinars titled COVID-19 vaccines and therapies. The sessions are offered the second Tuesday of the month at noon. The next session is June 14, 2022.