Attention MaineCare Providers of Children’s Services
Providers have asked how to request an Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) authorization midway through services that have already been approved under MaineCare policy. Below is the process to request an EPSDT authorization in conjunction with an active service:
Attention MaineCare Providers of Children’s Services
Providers have asked how to request an Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) authorization midway through services that have already been approved under MaineCare policy. Below is the process to request an EPSDT authorization in conjunction with an active service:
Available Now: Behavioral Health Support and Crisis Services System Analysis Report Stakeholder Meeting Recording
The recent Behavioral Health Support and Crisis Services System Analysis Report Stakeholder Meeting recording is now available on our website.
Aging and Disability Connections Issue 1
The Office of Aging and Disability Services has published its first issue of a quarterly newsletter, Aging and Disability Connections .
The newsletter can be found on our website (PDF).
DHHS Announces Preliminary Plan to Improve Home and Community Based Services for Mainers Living with Disabilities
Ensuring that Maine people with age-related, physical, behavioral, intellectual, and cognitive health needs have access to high-quality care that supports independence is vital to Governor Mills' vision for improving Maines health care system.
Quarterly Update: Supporting Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Brain Injury in their Homes and Communities
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides home and community-based services to adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD, ORC), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and brain injury primarily through MaineCare-funded programs. These are often called waiver programs because they operate with special exceptions from the federal government and are referred to by their Section number, which is where they can be found in the MaineCare rules.
Home and Community-Based Waiver Services Providers
April's monthly HCBS Provider meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 11am.
Agenda items include:
Attention Home- and Community-Based (HCBS) Providers, Including Case Managers Care Coordinators
Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department has determined it is best to place our HCBS validation strategies on a sixty-day pause from April 13, 2020 to June 12, 2020. This decision has been made to ensure the health and safety of the members we serve, the provider base, validators, and to ensure the integrity of the HCBS validation process.
Monthly HCBS provider meeting cancelled
The March 25, 2020 monthly HCBS provider meeting is cancelled. A list serve notice is forthcoming with updated HCBS information.