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AUGUSTA– As Hepatitis Awareness Month in May concludes this week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is encouraging Maine people to take steps to protect their health from these viral illnesses.
There are no additional live trainings for EVV scheduled after April 25, 2024. Providers can request Ad Hoc EVV Training by emailing MihmsTraining@gainwelltechnologies.com to schedule a training.
Register for online trainings through Absorb:
MaineCare increased reimbursement rates for certain services through a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as directed by 22 MRSA Section 3173-J and 22 MRSA Section 7402, as enacted by Maine P.L. 2021, ch. 398, Part AAAA. The COLA is effective as of January 1, 2024, and is equal to an increase of 2.54% above the currently established rate(s).
The proposed rule change would update Section 444-12 based on a legislative change to 22 M.R.S. § 3104(16) made by P.L. 2024, ch. 501. These changes align Maine law with the Code of Federal Regulations as it relates to disqualifications based on gambling or lottery winnings. Applying one standard instead of two clarifies requirements for recipients and the Department without having an adverse impact on program integrity.
This rule change would halt collection of SNAP overpayments that resulted from errors originating from March 1, 2020 through May 11, 2023, the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency related to CoViD-19 (the PHE), unless they were the result of an Intentional Program Violation (IPV) on the part of the household. The ongoing ramifications of the PHE dictate that Department staff focus their efforts on issuing the correct benefits going forward rather than devote time and effort to recouping benefits that were inadvertantly over paid during the PHE.
The proposed rule changes would increase the Federal Poverty Levels (FPLs) in the MaineCare Eligibility Manual, Part 8, Medicare Savings Program (Buy-In) and are based on a legislative change to 22 M.R.S. § 3174-LLL made by P.L. 2023, ch. 412. Part 8, Section 4.1(I)(B) would increase the FPL to 185% from 150% FPL. Part 8, Section 4.2 would add “The rules in this Section apply through June 30, 2024.”
The adopted rule removes the asset test for the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) based on a legislative change to 22 M.R.S. § 3174-LLL made by P.L. 2023, ch. 412.
Maine CDC is proposing amendments to its Rules Relating to Tanning Facilities that include updating the recent Maine statute (22 MRS § 689-A(2)) to prohibit minors from using a tanning device.
Acentra Health in collaboration with the Office of Behavioral Health have developed a process improvement for providers to better track their Hold for Service Referrals.
Beginning June 1, 2024, providers will have the ability to run their agency’s Hold for Service Report from the Atrezzo portal. The Hold for Service Report will be available to providers who have a Group Admin +Reports or Admin +Reports user role in the Atrezzo portal.
MaineCare’s Delivery System Reform (DSR) Annual Forums will be held on:
This year, MaineCare is turning the tables and wants to hear from YOU! Consider applying to be a presenter.