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It's not too late to vaccinate, take steps to prevent illness
AUGUSTA-- The Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS') Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) urges Mainers to take steps to protect their health as influenza (flu) activity begins to rise across Maine.
On December 15, 2025, we sent an e-message about all BHH Coordinators and Children’s Targeted Case Managers requirement to complete Wraparound Planning Principles (WPP) Training by January 31, 2026, as part of the Department of Justice Children’s Behavioral Health Services Settlement Agreement.
As follow up, please see the instructions for fulfill this requirement:
On September 24, 2025, to comply with recent amendments to 22 M.R.S. § 3737(3), the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Department) amended 10-148 C.M.R. ch.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention within the Department of Health and Human Services is proposing this routine technical rule change jointly with the Maine Department of Education to amend Immunization Requirements for School Children rules. The proposed rule does not make any changes to required vaccinations but updates the vaccine schedule to provide additional guidance related to the minimum time required between vaccine doses and to enable students who “catch up” by completing required doses to be considered immunized under the rule.
Acentra Health, in partnership with the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS), previously issued guidance on September 9, 2025 for providers to submit shell cases in Atrezzo for Acentra to determine whether a service for a child is medically necessary under ViatalCare for Kids (formerly EPSDT).
Maine CDC seeks person with potential direct exposure
AUGUSTA-- The Maine Department of Health and Human Services' Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is asking anyone who touched a raccoon in Wells, Maine to call 1-800-821-5821.
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)
10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 301
Sections 555-4 and 555-5
SNAP Rule #242A – Income and Deductions Update
The adopted rule effectuates the following updates to Sections 555-4 and 555-5:
10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 301; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules; Sections 111-5 and 111-7
SNAP Rule #240A - ABAWD Update
The adopted rule effectuates routine technical changes to 10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 301; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Program Rules to ensure compliance with H.R. 1-the Budget Reconciliation Act signed into law and effective on July 4, 2025.
Effective January 1, 2026, MaineCare will increase the enrollment fee to $750 in accordance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) application fee requirements.
This increase will apply to new, reactivating, or revalidating providers, or when adding new service locations to an existing enrollment.
You can pay the application fee by credit or debit card at the time of application submission.
To align with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quarterly rate update, we retroactively updated the Physician Drug Rates to October 1, 2025. These new rates were implemented for billing on November 19, 2025.