MaineCare Notice of Agency Emergency Rule-making Adoption: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter I, Section 7, Children’s Behavioral Health Services Global Rule

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.

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.

 

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 (“MBM”), Chapter I, Section 7, Children’s Behavioral Health Services Global Rule

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Concise Summary:

The Department of Health and Human Services (Department) adopts this rule on an emergency basis to implement several requirements in accordance with the settlement agreement between the United States of America and the State of Maine (U.S. District Court, District of Maine, Case 1:24-cv-00315-SDN), effective December 20, 2024 (the “Agreement”), which is intended to prevent Children with behavioral health disabilities as defined under the Agreement from entering or remaining in an out-of-home placement. The provider requirements include, but are not limited to, offering to and referring Children to a Single Assessment, delivering timely services, adopting contingency staffing plans, and having appropriate training in evidence-based models. This rule also includes an overview of the Single Assessment which the Department will use to determine the clinically appropriate level of care for Children and to determine eligibility for medium and high intensity behavioral health services for children.

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