• Read more about Training Opportunity Available for Section 19 Home and Community Based Services for Older and Disabled Adult Caregivers

The Office of Aging and Disability Services is excited to announce a virtual training opportunity on Mental Health First Aid, scheduled for September 18, 2023. This training is offered in collaboration with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine and is available for caregivers providing care to Section 19 members. Caregivers can include personal support staff, attendants, home health aides, nurses or other natural and family supports.     

• Read more about Service Locator Tool – Invitation to Behavioral Health Providers

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is excited to announce the creation of a Service Locator Tool hosted on Bamboo Health’s TreatmentConnection.com. The Tool will improve access to treatment for substance use and mental health issues. The goal is to publicly launch this tool in late summer 2023.   

• Read more about 10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 323; General Assistance Manual, Section IV, GA Rule 25 - Recovery Residence Participation

The purpose of this rule is to update the General Assistance (GA) Program Manual, Section IV to provide clarity and align this manual with Public Law 2023, Chapter 133.  The Department proposes amending Section IV(O), Recovery Residence to clarify that GA payments may be issued to a managing operator of a certified recovery residence.

• Read more about MaineCare Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 43

Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal

AGENCY:  Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), MaineCare Services, Division of Policy

CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE:

10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 43, Hospice Services

10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 43, Allowances for Hospice Services

PROPOSED RULE NUMBER:

• Read more about MaineCare Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 43 (Public Hearing Date Corrected)

Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal

• Read more about Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Phase 2 Trainings

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

• Read more about Revalidate with MaineCare to Avoid Claim Denials

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 6401, states that almost all provider types must revalidate their information with MaineCare every five years. Durable Medical Equipment (DME) providers are required to revalidate their information with MaineCare every three years. The current round of revalidations began in January 2022.   

• Read more about The Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Standing Order National Provider Identifier (NPI) has been Updated

The NRT standing order can be accessed on the MaineCare website Providers Resources page, under Pharmacy. Please use NPI 1407110893 as the prescriber NPI on the claim. This NPI is only to be used for MaineCare members and submission of the MaineCare voucher.    

• Read more about Attention Primary Care Plus (PCPlus) Practices: Reminder - PCPlus Open Office Hour 

The Delivery System Reform Unit (DSRU) will hold a PCPlus Open Office Hour on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 12:00 PM. The purpose of the Open Office Hour is to provide an accessible online venue for PCPlus providers to ask MaineCare's DSRU questions you have regarding the PCPlus program.     

• Read more about ​New: MaineCare New Coverage Groups Communications Toolkit

Please help us reach groups in your community who are newly eligible for MaineCare coverage as of July 1, 2022, with or without proof of citizenship: