• Read more about Section 23 Developmental and Behavioral Health Clinics - Foster Care Comprehensive Health Assessment Service

MaineCare is holding an online public meeting on November 30, 2022, to present draft rate models along with the rationales for the recommended models for Foster Care Comprehensive Health Assessment Services. The models will be posted online following the meeting, and the Department will accept written comments until December 15, 2022. The Department will respond in writing to comments with an explanation of whether and how the feedback was incorporated into the final rate determination. 

• Read more about Attention Behavioral Health Providers: Sign up for the New Service Locator Tool Webinar

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is excited to announce the creation of a Service Locator Tool through vendor Bamboo Health that will improve how Maine residents access substance use and mental health treatment. Once implemented in Maine, the tool will be available through the following link: TreatmentConnection.com.

• Read more about Attention Providers of Section 60, Medical Supplies and Durable Medical Equipment: Draft Rate Model Public Review and Comment

PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT  

• 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 is January 1, 2023.  

With these EVV deadlines quickly approaching, we continue to offer weekly provider and aggregator trainings and forums. All trainings and forums are online via Microsoft Teams. 

• Read more about Attention Section 67, Nursing Facility Services: Bariatric Care Reimbursement

MaineCare is issuing this guidance to nursing facilities regarding the process for facilities to request durable medical equipment (DME) and/or authorization for reimbursement to meet extra staffing needs for residents with bariatric care needs. 

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• Read more about HCBS Compliance Form Upload Instructions for Waiver Services Providers, CR 99064

The state is now requiring that providers who fall under Sections 18, 20, 21, and 29 fill out a Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Compliance Form. This will ensure that providers of HCBS waiver services are in compliance with applicable requirements for HCBS waiver settings.

• Read more about Prohibited to Employ Individuals Excluded by Maine or Federal Government

MaineCare providers are prohibited from employing or contracting with people who have been excluded by the state or federal government.

Providers must screen all employees and contractors for exclusions and require their contractors to screen their staff for excluded individuals. Providers must screen all new potential employees prior to hire and should routinely screen all staff at set time intervals, e.g., annually, quarterly, etc.

• Read more about Novavax Monovalent COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized for Use as Booster Doses in Adults Ages 18 and Older

On October 21, 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) sent an announcement that we will cover the Novavax monovalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as outlined in an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Food