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September 26, 2022
Good afternoon,
We explained in May and reminded you last week that the last step to Re-entry is for Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) workers to fill out and supervisors to approve the Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Telework Authorization Form.
This document is general guidance for Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) workers about the State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Telework Authorization system. It explains the different systems and provides tips for DHHS workers and supervisors in filling out the DAFS Telework Authorization form, with the caveat that DAFS is the authority on its form, content, process, and rules.
This reminder replaces the previous instructions to use POS 10 from February 19, 2021. The use of POS 10 has changed and is not available to indicate claims submitted for services rendered in the three scenarios listed below. Please use POS 40 instead.
The federal deadline to implement the EVV requirement for providers delivering Home Health services under Section 40 and Hospice Services under Section 43 is January 1, 2023.
The Department will issue one-time payments next week to qualifying providers of Per Diem Home Support and Home Support – Residential Habilitation-Family Centered Support under MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
On August 31, 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) released an updated bulletin regarding planned MaineCare coverage of Monkeypox diagnostic testing and vaccines.
OMS has updated our systems to include the Monkeypox diagnostic testing and you may begin to submit claims.
On September 2, 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) sent an announcement that we will cover the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as outlined in an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
OMS has completed the update to our systems, and you may begin to submit claims for these services.
September 15, 2022
Good afternoon,
In same way that systems didn’t crash when computers switched to January 1 in the year 2000 (remember Y2K?), work carried on at DHHS without interruption as we transitioned back to offices last week. In fact, from the comments heard in the hallways, re-entry was more akin to the first day of a new school year. Although, we had a few adjustments, such as places with more workers than chairs and too few paper towels for a given day, we are smoothly working under the DHHS Telework Policy.
The Department will issue one-time payments next week to qualifying providers of Per Diem Home Support and Home Support – Residential Habilitation-Family Centered Support under MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Appendix K to Maine’s Home and Community-Based Services 1915(c) waivers provides the state certain flexibilities in waiver program operations during an emergency. Maine’s Appendix K and amendments may be found here.