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As noted in today’s press release from the Department, this message is to inform you that the Department has issued supplemental payments to Nursing Facilities (NFs) that qualify for an Extraordinary Circumstances Allowance (ECA), as authorized by P.L. 2023, Ch. 412, Part NNNNN.
Payments to approximately 80 facilities to support direct care staff
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that it has issued $19 million in one-time Medicaid (MaineCare) payments to Maine nursing facilities to support their continued recovery from the pandemic, particularly for direct care staff who tend to the health and wellbeing of residents.
The EVV requirements for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 were implemented on January 1, 2023.
We continue to offer weekly provider and aggregator trainings. All trainings are online via Microsoft Teams.
NOTE: The Absorb training system has been updated to allow providers to register for trainings more than once.
EVV Training Schedule
Billing providers must include the National Provider Identifier (NPI) of an enrolled MaineCare practitioner who is ordering, prescribing, or referring on their claims to receive reimbursement for the categories of services listed below. These practitioners are known as NOPRs and must enroll in MaineCare independently or as part of an organization.
This requirement is for all prescription claims (including Point of Sale claims) as well as claims for the following:
Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) Early Childhood Educator Workforce Salary Supplement System Rules went into effect on December 1, 2023. The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) will be helpful in the understanding the changes made to the Registration Portal and processes based on the new rule.
As previously shared in our June 2023 bulletin, the Department has initiated a rate determination process for Hospital Services in accordance with Title 22, §3173-J.
The Division of Policy posts all proposed and recently adopted rules on MaineCare’s Policy and Rules webpage. This website keeps the proposed rules
MaineCare is piloting an incentive payment that encourages providers to connect with individuals being released from incarceration within two calendar days of their release.
Data from biennial survey show progress on vaping prevention among Maine students
AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today the release of 2023 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) data showing promising progress on changing youth attitudes towards use of vaping products.
Effective January 1, 2024, Acentra Health and the Office of MaineCare Services will reinstate the original submission window for all requests in the Atrezzo portal.
Due to the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Atrezzo portal submission window will be updated to accept service requests for ten (10) calendar days before entry into service or a maximum backdate of five (5) calendar days after entry into service, consistent with the original requirements prior to the PHE.