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The Department is temporarily delaying implementation of the previously announced 1.0% COLA rates for RCF direct care. The Department requires additional time to make these updates, and we anticipate implementation of new rates on October 1, 2025.
Billing Guidance for Dates of Service July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025
Effective August 1, 2025, MaineCare updated seasonal flu codes. See the table below for the new rates.
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Start Date |
End Date |
Procedure Code |
Rate |
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8/1/2025 |
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90653 |
$98.16 |
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8/1/2025 |
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90656 |
Effective September 12, 2025, we updated InterQual criteria sheets on the MaineCare Health PAS Online Portal. The criteria sheets are used to establish the medical necessity of the requested services. All decisions must align with the most current criteria sheet.
30 Day Transition Period (September 22, 2025 – October 22, 2025)
Effective October 1, 2025, the manufacturer of Xifaxan (Rifaximin) will no longer participate in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program which means it will not be covered by MaineCare. Please read below for alternative options.
Patient Assistance Program for Free Medication
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. offers a patient assistance program aimed at supplying free medication, including Xifaxan, to eligible patients who do not have coverage under their Medicaid pharmacy benefit.
The State of Maine announced yesterday that it will apply for funding through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) and launched a public feedback process to help shape its application.
State invites feedback to shape application for federal funding to bolster rural health
AUGUSTA-- The State of Maine announced today that it is launching a robust public engagement process to apply for funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a new Federal initiative to bolster rural health care providers.
The Department is proposing to repeal 10-144 CMR chapter 276, Rules For Influenza Agent Distribution Report, established January 27, 2008. The rule is obsolete following the repeal of 22 MRS § 1065 which eliminated reporting requirements specific to influenza immunization agents sold, shipped or otherwise distributed in the State of Maine. (PL 2011 c. 320).
Date, time and location of PUBLIC HEARING (if any): Not scheduled. A public hearing may be requested by contacting the person identified below for this filing. (5 MRS § 8052).
10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 301; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules; Sections 111-5 and 111-7
EMERGENCY RULE: SNAP Rule #240E – ABAWD Update
PRINCIPAL REASON(S) OR PURPOSE FOR PROPOSING THIS RULE: The Department adopts this emergency rule to amend 10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 301; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Program Rules to ensure compliance with H.R. 1-Budget Reconciliation Act signed into law on July 4, 2025.
10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 301; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules; Section 999-3
SNAP Rule #237 – FFY 26 Budgeting Figures
The public comment period to inform Maine’s RHTP plan and application has closed. Thank you to the many people who took the time to share their ideas, expertise, and experiences. Your feedback is helping guide how these important funds can best support rural health in Maine. The State of Maine has now moved into the next stage – working more closely with partners and communities across rural Maine – as we prepare an application due on Nov. 5, 2025.