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As previously shared in our October 31, 2023 provider bulletin, certain Appendix K flexibilities for sections 18, 21, and 29 have continued beyond November 11, 2023. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to approve the corresponding 1915(c) waiver amendments necessary to make these changes permanent effective March 1, 2024.
Effective February 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quarterly updates are complete in MIHMS. The following CMS documents provide the details of the APC updates:
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r12419cp.pdf
This 30-minute live webinar will cover updates from Maine State Housing Authority and the MaineCare Housing Outreach and Member Engagement (HOME) programs. A recording will be posted on MaineCare’s website. Register for the webinar. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please contact Emily Bean with questions.
The EVV requirements for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 were implemented on January 1, 2023.
We continue to offer weekly EVV provider and aggregator trainings. All trainings are online via Microsoft Teams.
NOTE: The Absorb training system has been updated to allow providers to register for trainings more than once.
EVV Training Schedule
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EVV Phase 2 Training and Aggregator Content – State and Provider Trainings |
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Effective January 1, 2024, the Department has updated the base rates and resulting final rates for certain Family Planning Services delivered by eligible providers. These new rates were implemented for billing on February 15, 2024.
Only providers engaged primarily in the delivery of sexual and reproductive health care services, as described in 42 United States Code, Section 1396d(a)(4)(c) are eligible to bill add-on rates.
On July 19, 2023, the Department implemented the revised rates for Enhanced Primary Care Provider services, effective January 1, 2023.
Adjustment of Claims
The Office of Aging and Disability Services is excited to announce a virtual training opportunity scheduled for Monday, March 18, 2024- Mental Health First Aid. This training is being provided under collaboration with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine and is available for caregivers providing care to Section 19 members. Caregivers can include personal support staff, attendants, home health aides, CNAs, nurses or other natural and family supports.
The Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with the Substance Use Research & Evaluation (SURE) unit at the Catherine E. Cutler Institute, University of Southern Maine to evaluate the system of care for SUD. We have identified that more information is needed to understand attitudes of providers towards CM within the SUD continuum of care. To assist the Department, the SURE unit developed an electronic survey of provider beliefs about CM as a treatment option for SUD.
Investments proposed in Governor Mills’ supplemental budget support providers, services for adults and children, and advance violence prevention and public safety
The Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) is requesting that providers include the taxonomy code on all claims. The taxonomy code is necessary for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to collect data for Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) reporting. This data helps to inform states of their current standing in data quality as compared to other states and is crucial for research and policy on Medicaid and CHIP and helping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conduct program oversight, administration, and integrity.