MaineCare Renewals Data Dashboard
MaineCare renewals resumed in April 2023. This dashboard tracks MaineCare renewal activity throughout the unwinding process to review eligibility for over 400,000 members.
For more information about the MaineCare unwinding process, how DHHS is supporting MaineCare members during redetermination, and what steps MaineCare members should take to complete the renewal process visit mainecare.gov/unwinding.
Maine CDC Offers Tips to Prevent Getting Rabies from Bats
Bats are most active from late July to early September
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) urges Maine people and visitors to take steps to avoid bats to reduce potential exposure to rabies. Bats are most active in Maine from late July into early September, however bat exposures can occur during any time of year. The Maine CDC encourages people to be cautious around bats, keep their distance, and know what to do after exposure to a bat.
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
Major Policy Advances for Maine Children and Youth
Jul 7, 2023
As the Legislature nears the end of the 2023 Legislative Session, Maine youth and children have much to celebrate. Governor Mills has signed into law dozens of bills and nearly $400 million to strengthen Maine’s education, health care, and other systems. These actions catapult Maine to the top of the nation in areas like support for child care, free school meals and community college, and paid family and medical leave and align with and support the goals of the Children’s Cabinet, reestablished by the Governor in early 2019.
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.
CORRECTION TO REPORTING FORM LINK: Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management Supplemental Payment Reporting Deadline Extended
As a follow-up to our June 21, 2022, e-message regarding Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management supplemental payments for providers of:
Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management Supplemental Payment Reporting Deadline Extended
As a follow-up to our June 21, 2022, e-message regarding Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management supplemental payments for providers of:
Rulemaking Proposal; Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers Rule - 10-144 CMR c. 264
The Department is proposing routine technical rule changes to amend Chapter 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers, to remove COVID-19 from the list of vaccine preventable diseases for which Designated Healthcare Facility employees must show proof of immunization or provide appropriate exemption documentation.
Maine Drug Testing Laboratory Rules;10-144 CMR c. 265
The proposed rule change amends 10-144 CMR ch. 265, the Maine Drug Testing Laboratory Rules to be consistent with updates to the Maine Department of Labor’s (DOL) best practices and 26 MRS ch. 7, subch. 3-A (Substance Use Testing).
MaineCare Notice of Agency Rule-making Proposal, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter Chapter III, Section 45, Hospital Services
The Division of Policy posts all proposed and recently adopted rules on MaineCare’s Policy and Rules webpage. This website keeps the proposed rules on file until they are finalized and until the Secretary of State website is updated to reflect the changes. The MaineCare Benefits Manual is available on-line at the Secretary of State’s website.