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This bulletin provides notice that the Department initiated a Rate Determination Process* for Section 60: Medical Supplies and Durable Medical Equipment of the MaineCare Benefits Manual prior to P.L. 2022 Ch. 639 becoming effective. The Department is conducting this rate determination pursuant to P.L. 2021, Ch. 398, Sec.
The state is 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. Providers under the above sections of policy who are submitting new, revalidating, reactivating and maintenance cases will be required to fill out the form and upload it before the case can be finalized.
September 26, 2022
Good afternoon,
We explained in May and reminded you last week that the last step to Re-entry is for Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) workers to fill out and supervisors to approve the Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Telework Authorization Form.
This document is general guidance for Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) workers about the State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Telework Authorization system. It explains the different systems and provides tips for DHHS workers and supervisors in filling out the DAFS Telework Authorization form, with the caveat that DAFS is the authority on its form, content, process, and rules.
This reminder replaces the previous instructions to use POS 10 from February 19, 2021. The use of POS 10 has changed and is not available to indicate claims submitted for services rendered in the three scenarios listed below. Please use POS 40 instead.
The federal deadline to implement the EVV requirement for providers delivering Home Health services under Section 40 and Hospice Services under Section 43 is January 1, 2023.
The Department will issue one-time payments next week to qualifying providers of Per Diem Home Support and Home Support – Residential Habilitation-Family Centered Support under MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
On August 31, 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) released an updated bulletin regarding planned MaineCare coverage of Monkeypox diagnostic testing and vaccines.
OMS has updated our systems to include the Monkeypox diagnostic testing and you may begin to submit claims.
On September 2, 2022, the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) sent an announcement that we will cover the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as outlined in an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
OMS has completed the update to our systems, and you may begin to submit claims for these services.