• Read more about Notice of Statewide Transition Plan (STP) for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings

AGENCY:

Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published regulations that define the settings in which it is permissible for states to pay for Medicaid HCBS services. The Statewide Transition Plan is required as part of ensuring Maine comes into full compliance with the federal regulations.

• Read more about Monthly HCBS Provider Meeting

HCBS providers please join us Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 11 a.m. for February's monthly HCBS Provider virtual meeting. OADS will provide an update on continued work towards compliance with the federal HCBS Settings Rule requirements.

Topics will include, but may not be limited to:

• Read more about Great Opportunity from Public Allies & AARP - New Livable Communities Corps

OADS is working with AARP to obtain two (2) AmeriCorps staff for the rest of 2020.

AARP's recruitment materials for the AmeriCorps are positions below:

• A blog post on the Public Allies website
• A web article and call for applicants on the Livable Communities page

• Read more about Maine Caregiver Survey - Closed

The survey is now closed. Thank you to those who participated.

• Read more about Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Providers:

Office Hours are now available in Machias on 11/21/19 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.. Please call Jan to schedule an appointment at (207) 664-1441 for assistance with your HCBS Provider Self-Assessment which is required to be completed by November 30, 2019.

HCBS providers in the Ellsworth area in need of assistance, please feel free to contact Jan for assistance.

• Read more about Maine Caregiver Survey

Maine wants to improve services that support older adults to live in our homes and our communities as long as possible. As part of this, Maine wants to hear from people who provide care and support to older adults or adults with disabilities as well as older adults who have primary responsibility for the care of a grandchild or other relative under the age of 18.

• Read more about Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Providers

The Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) will be holding office hours" to assist providers in accessing the Maine HCBS Compliance Portal to complete mandatory HCBS Provider Self-Assessments by November 30, 2019.

Below is the schedule of available OADS office hours with times and locations. Please call in advance to schedule an appointment and bring your laptop with you. If you do not have a laptop, please let us know, so that we are fully prepared for your appointment.

• Read more about Mandatory Maine Home and Community-Based Services Provider Self-Assessment Process

The Office of Aging and Disability Services, is pleased to inform you that the web portal developed by Econsys for the State providers of Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) (Sections 18, 20, 21 and 29) is ready for you at: Maine.HCBSCompliance.com

Please sign up by using your EIS Org ID (that is, your organization code), your email address, and a password that you choose. If you have any trouble, contact Econsys .

• Read more about Home- and Community-Based Settings Rule Provider Self-Assessment Requirements

This memo serves to provide critical information about a mandatory self-assessment process for providers of Medicaid-funded Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in Maine.

Who needs to know this information?

All enrolled Medicaid (MaineCare) providers delivering Home- and Community-Based Services.

• Read more about Quarterly Update: Supporting Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Brain Injury in their Homes and Communities

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides home- and community-based services to adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), 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.