• Read more about CORRECTION: Attention Provider Type 92 Early Childhood Providers, CR 71822

Please see we have corrected the first sentence below. In the message earlier today, we said this change impacts Section 92 providers, but it impacts Provider Type 92 providers. 
 
In the coming months, MaineCare will require accurate certification information for Provider Type 92 providers prior to approval of their enrollment case. Certification dates in the provider’s enrollment case should match the certification end-date to ensure claims are paid appropriately.  

• Read more about Attention Provider Type 92 Early Childhood Providers, CR 71822 

In the coming months, MaineCare will require accurate certification information for Section 92 providers prior to approval of their enrollment case. Certification dates in the provider’s enrollment case should match the certification end-date to ensure claims are paid appropriately.   

• Read more about 2022 Indian Health Services Rate Update, CR 109733 

Effective May 18, 2022, the rate for Indian Health Services (IHS) providers has increased to $640.00 and has been updated retroactively in MIHMS to January 1, 2022. Claims billed between January 1, 2022, and May 18, 2022, will be adjusted and no provider action is needed.    

• Read more about COVID-19 Long Term Care Supplemental Payment Information for Section 2, 67, and 97 Appendix C Providers 

As previously communicated, pursuant to PL 2022, ch. 635, Sec.

• Read more about Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Settings Remediation Grants: Registration Opens Monday, August 1, 2022    

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is announcing the availability of funds to support provider agencies subject to Maine’s Global Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Settings rule, referred to as the HCBS Settings rule. 

The goal of this initiative is to assist HCBS providers to implement the requirements of the HCBS Settings Rule.  

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