Maine DHHS Outlines Impacts on Public and Behavioral Health Services from Termination of Federal Health Grants

AUGUSTA -- The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) today provided additional details on the impact from the termination of nearly $91 million in federal public health and behavioral health grants to Maine.

The termination of these grants, which was effective March 24, 2025, will have significant effects on essential public health services, as well as behavioral health and substance use disorder programs in Maine.

Maine DHHS Outlines Impacts on Public and Behavioral Health Services from Termination of Federal Health Grants

Mar 3, 2025

AUGUSTA -- The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) today provided additional details on the impact from the termination of nearly $91 million in federal public health and behavioral health grants to Maine.

The termination of these grants, which was effective March 24, 2025, will have significant effects on essential public health services, as well as behavioral health and substance use disorder programs in Maine.

Clone of Division of Licensing and Certification

The Division of Licensing & Certification (DLC) provides regulatory oversight of medical and long-term care facilities in Maine. This includes oversight of the CNA registry, criminal background checks for employers to ensure staff are safe to care for our vulnerable citizens, and investigations into allegations of unsafe practices/events in facilities as diverse as hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes.

Notice of MaineCare Reimbursement Methodology Change, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institution, Appendix D, Principles of Reimbursement for Children's Residential Care Facilities: Temporary High Intensity Service

Notice of MaineCare Reimbursement Methodology Change

AGENCY:  Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services

SERVICES INCLUDED: Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institution, Appendix D, Principles of Reimbursement for Children's Residential Care Facilities: Temporary High Intensity Services

The Department of Health and Human Services Introduces Maine's Whole Person Care Waiver

Mar 3, 2025

Maine’s DHHS is applying for an 1115 waiver. In this post, we’ll share the basics you need to know about what this waiver is, and why DHHS is applying for it.

What is a Medicaid 1115 waiver?

A Medicaid 1115 waiver is a federal tool that allows states to test new approaches to delivering Medicaid services that would not normally be allowed under federal rules. These waivers allow states to test and measure the effectiveness of new policy approaches.

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