• Read more about Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums

The federal deadline to implement the EVV requirements for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 and Hospice providers delivering services under Section 43 happened January 1, 2023.

We continue to offer weekly provider and aggregator trainings and forums. All trainings and forums are online via Microsoft Teams.

NOTE:  The Absorb training system has been updated to allow providers to register for trainings and/or forums more than once.

• Read more about Community Partnerships and Financing Strategies to Address Health-Related Social Needs

HRSN Webinar Series

NEW ENGLAND RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

WEBINAR SERIES

Thank you to the Maine Health Access Foundation for their support on this webinar series!

• Read more about Microdyn Update for Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs), and Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs), CRs 116565, 117447, & 117448

Effective June 3, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quarterly updates in MIHMS were completed.        

The following CMS documents provides the details of the APC updates:    
   

April 2023 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor Specs:     

• Read more about Announcing Acentra Health: A New Era for Client Network Services, Inc (CNSI) and Kepro

CNSI and Kepro are now Acentra Health.  

Acentra Health is focusing on expanding access to care, improving outcomes, enhancing quality, and lowering costs for the populations we serve.  

• Read more about Attention Section 97, Appendix D, Private Non-Medical Institutions (PNMI): Rate Determination Initiation Notice for Therapeutic Foster Care Services

This bulletin provides notice that the Department has initiated a Rate Determination Process* for Therapeutic Foster Care services under Section 97, Appendix D, PNMI of the MaineCare Benefits Manual. MaineCare’s Rate Reform Unit will conduct this rate determination.

• Read more about Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine No Longer Authorized for Use, CR 118354

On June 1, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. As a result, the following codes are no longer authorized for use:  

• Read more about Attention Providers of Section 67 Nursing Facilities (NF) and Section 97, Residential Care Facilities (RCFs, PNMI Appendix C): Provider Rate Methodology Workgroup Presented Materials

As previously noticed, MaineCare and its vendor are hosting several work groups with interested stakeholders to obtain important feedback as part of the rate determination process.  

• Read more about Maine CDC Warns of Increase in Rabid Animal Cases

Urges precautions to avoid rabies

AUGUSTA — Following a rise in animals testing positive for rabies in the state since the start of this year, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) urges Maine people and visitors to take steps to prevent rabies.

Between January and May of 2023, the Maine CDC confirmed 30 cases of rabies in raccoons, skunks, bats, a fox, and a woodchuck. Cumberland County recorded 12 of the 30 cases. Rabies activity was significantly lower in 2022, with a total of 35 cases for the year.

• Read more about Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Trainings and Forums

The federal deadline to implement the EVV requirements for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 and Hospice providers delivering services under Section 43 happened January 1, 2023.  

We continue to offer weekly provider and aggregator trainings and forums. All trainings and forums are online via Microsoft Teams. 

• Read more about Materials for MaineCare Communications Toolkits

The materials on this page were developed by the Office of MaineCare Services for anyone who wishes to give out information about the recent MaineCare coverage expansion to: