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HCBS providers please join us Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 11 a.m. for February's monthly HCBS Provider virtual meeting. OADS will provide an update on continued work towards compliance with the federal HCBS Settings Rule requirements.
Topics will include, but may not be limited to:
OADS is working with AARP to obtain two (2) AmeriCorps staff for the rest of 2020.
AARP's recruitment materials for the AmeriCorps are positions below:
The survey is now closed. Thank you to those who participated.
Office Hours are now available in Machias on 11/21/19 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.. Please call Jan to schedule an appointment at (207) 664-1441 for assistance with your HCBS Provider Self-Assessment which is required to be completed by November 30, 2019.
HCBS providers in the Ellsworth area in need of assistance, please feel free to contact Jan for assistance.
Maine wants to improve services that support older adults to live in our homes and our communities as long as possible. As part of this, Maine wants to hear from people who provide care and support to older adults or adults with disabilities as well as older adults who have primary responsibility for the care of a grandchild or other relative under the age of 18.
The Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) will be holding office hours" to assist providers in accessing the Maine HCBS Compliance Portal to complete mandatory HCBS Provider Self-Assessments by November 30, 2019.
Below is the schedule of available OADS office hours with times and locations. Please call in advance to schedule an appointment and bring your laptop with you. If you do not have a laptop, please let us know, so that we are fully prepared for your appointment.
The Office of Aging and Disability Services, is pleased to inform you that the web portal developed by Econsys for the State providers of Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) (Sections 18, 20, 21 and 29) is ready for you at: Maine.HCBSCompliance.com
Please sign up by using your EIS Org ID (that is, your organization code), your email address, and a password that you choose. If you have any trouble, contact Econsys .
This memo serves to provide critical information about a mandatory self-assessment process for providers of Medicaid-funded Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Maine.
All enrolled Medicaid (MaineCare) providers delivering Home- and Community-Based Services.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides home- and community-based services to adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and brain injury primarily through MaineCare-funded programs. These are often called waiver programs because they operate with special exceptions from the federal government, and are referred to by their Section number, which is where they can be found in the MaineCare rules.
As mandated under the Older Americans Act, every four years, the Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) as the designated State Unit on Aging must submit a State Plan on Aging to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Community Living (ACL). The plan provides a vision and direction for aging services and a state framework for activities related to programs, activities, and services for older adults.