MaineCare Notice of Agency Emergency Rule-making Adoption: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 13

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Below, please find a MaineCare Notice of Agency Emergency Rulemaking Adoption. You can access the complete rule at http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/index.shtml.

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Notice of Agency Emergency Rule-making Adoption

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services, Division of Policy

Chapter Number and Rule Title: 10-144, C.M.R. Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 13, Targeted Case Management Services and Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 13, Allowances for Targeted Case Management Services

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Concise Summary:

This emergency rulemaking expands eligibility for Targeted Case Management for Members Experiencing Homelessness and for Members in Carceral Settings and makes changes to assure compliance with the state of Maine’s 12/20/24 settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding children’s behavioral health services (U.S. Dist. Ct. (D. Me.), Case No. 1:24-cv-00315-SDN). This emergency rule also relocates the reimbursement methodology for TCM services from Chapter III, Section 13, Allowances for Targeted Case Management (TCM) Services, to Chapter II, Section 13.  The Department accomplishes these changes by repealing Chapters II and III, Section 13, and replacing Ch. II, Section 13. Rules and related rulemaking documents may be reviewed at, or printed from, the MaineCare website at https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/about/rulemaking or, for a fee, interested parties may request a paper copy of rules by calling (207) 624-4050 or Maine Relay number 711.

Effective Date: January 30, 2026

Agency Contact Person: Henry Eckerson, Children’s and Behavioral Health Policy Manager

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services, Division of Policy

Mailing Address: 11 State House Station, 109 Capitol Street, Augusta, ME 04333-0011

Telephone Number: (207) 624-4045

Email Address: henry.eckerson@maine.gov