General Assistance Rule #26A - P.L. 2024, Chapters 575 and 643
General assistance Program
10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 323; Maine General Assistance (GA) Manual
Sections II, III, V, VI, VII, X, XI, XII and XIII
GA Rule #26A – P.L. 2024, Chapters 575 and 643
Reminder: Blood Lead Testing Requirements and MaineCare Reimbursement
This message provides clarity about MaineCare requirements, coverage, reimbursement, and incentives of blood lead testing for children.
Maine law requires testing of all children aged one and two-years (22 M.R.S. §1317-D). Blood lead testing is also a performance measure within the following MaineCare models, which means there is a financial incentive to provide these critical tests:
Attention Providers: HCV and HIV Clinical Guidance Package Webinar
This webinar is an overview of the Maine CDC HCV and HIV Clinical Guidance Package, developed in collaboration with on-the-ground local partners to address the intersectionality of HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and harm reduction services. This clinical guidance package contains resources for health care providers to use for screening, treatment, prevention, and patient care.
Objectives for the session:
Attention MaineCare Providers: MaineCare E-message Issues
Duplicate E-messages
Not everyone who is signed up for MaineCare provider e-messages are receiving the notices we send. We are working to resolve this issue. In the meantime, we may send any e-messages intended for all MaineCare providers through multiple subscription lists or may build e-messages to send to subscribers manually. This may result in duplication.
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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
Kickoff Meeting Presented Materials for Interpreter Services
As previously announced in the December 2024 bulletin, the Department has initiated a rate determination process for Interpreter Services, Chapter I, Section 1, of the MaineCare Benefits Manual.
The Department of Health and Human Services Introduces Maine's Whole Person Care Waiver
Last week, Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) shared a notice that we are applying for an 1115 waiver. The waiver's name is being updated from the "Maine Substance Use Disorder Care Initiative" to the "Maine's Whole Person Care Waiver." This wi