• Read more about MaineCare Rule #310A - Section 2, Part 9 Update

10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 332; MaineCare Eligibility Manual

Part 2

MaineCare Rule 310A – Section 2, Part 9 Update

Effective Date: February 4, 2025

• Read more about MaineCare Notice of Agency Waiver Renewal, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder

Notice of Agency Waiver Renewal

AGENCY:  Department of Health and Human Services, MaineCare Services

RULE TITLE OR SUBJECT: Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

WAIVER: ME.0159, Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver

• Read more about Attention Section 67, Nursing Facility (NF) Providers: Implementation of NF Reform Billing Changes

The Department implemented reformed rates for NFs.  

Billing Guidance

• Read more about Providers of Section 17 Services – Telehealth Clarification

This message is a follow up to the message we sent on December 9, 2024. 

• Read more about Vital Records Fees -Emergency Rule

Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is adopting this rule on an emergency basis to assess an additional $5.00 for burial-transit permits issued under this rule, ensuring that the legislatively mandated burial-transit permit fee increase is accurately reflected in the Department’s rule that contains vital records fees.

• Read more about MaineCare Notice of Agency Emergency Rule-making Adoption, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities

The Division of Policy posts all proposed and recently adopted rules on MaineCare’s Policy and Rules webpage. This website keeps the 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.

• Read more about MaineCare Notice of Agency Emergency Rule-making Adoption, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities

Notice of Agency Emergency Rule-making Adoption

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

CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE:  10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities

ADOPTED RULE NUMBER:

CONCISE SUMMARY:

• Read more about Transportation, Storage and Final Disposition of Dead Bodies _ Emergency Rule

Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services is adopting this rule on an emergency basis to comply with Public Law 2023, chapter 677, which requires the collection of an additional $5.00 fee for burial-transit permits issued for the transportation, temporary storage, disinterment, or final disposition of a dead human body.

• Read more about Training Opportunity Available for Family and Caregivers of Adults Receiving Services Within Section 12, 19, and 96 Programs

The Office of Aging and Disability Services is excited to announce a virtual training opportunity called Mental Health First Aid. This training is provided under collaboration with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine and is available for caregivers providing care to Section 12, 19, and 96 members. Caregivers can include personal support staff, attendants, home health aides, nurses or other natural and family supports.

• Read more about Section 5, Ambulance Services January 1, 2025, Rate Update - CR 129313

Effective January 1, 2025, the Department updated Section 5, Ambulance Service codes in MIHMS for billing. The updated rates are on the Rate Setting webpage of the Health PAS Online Portal.