MaineCare Bulletins

Date Title Topic
Nursing Facilities (NF): January Claims Hold and Navigating Rate Reform Billing Changes Long Term Care Services
​​Section 28: Rehabilitative and Community Support Services for Children with Cognitive Impairments and Functional Claim Denials, CR 129350​ Behavioral Health (BH)
Dental Services Forum Registration and Topics Dental Services
Opioid Health Homes (OHH) Pay-for Performance (P4P) Benchmark Announcement Behavioral Health (BH)
Microdyn Update for Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG), and Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC), CRs 127722, 127723, 128406, 128150, & 128151 Hospital & Clinic Services
Correction to Hospital Psychiatric/Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Fee Tables, CR 128816 Hospital & Clinic Services
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Telehealth Guidance for Section 28 Providers Behavioral Health (BH)
Section 45, Acute & Rehabilitation Hospital Providers: Reminder of Upcoming January 1, 2025, Outlier Methodology Changes Hospital & Clinic Services
Section 45, Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Providers: Reminder of Upcoming January 1, 2025, Changes Hospital & Clinic Services
Section 89, MaineMOM Performance-Based Adjustment Withhold Behavioral Health (BH)
Medicare Standardization Rate Updates for Calendar Year 2025 (CY25) General, All Services
Section 103: Rural Health Center (RHC) Calendar Year 2025 (CY25) Rate Update, CR 128922 Primary Care and Care Coordination
Attention Schools Delivering Section 28 Services Behavioral Health (BH), School Health Related Services
340B Modifier Billing Guidance Update General, All Services
Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Access Rule Town Hall Announcement Long Term Services and Supports
Taxonomy Code Requested on Claim Submissions – Portal Claims General, All Services
Rescheduled: Section 107, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) Revised Draft Rates Public Review and Comment Forum Behavioral Health (BH)
Rate Determination Initiation Notice for Interpreter Services General, All Services
Attention Pharmacy Providers Under Title 5 General, All Services
Provider Responsibility for Managing Users in My HealthPAS Trading Partner Accounts (TPA) General, All Services
Application Fee for 2025 Reminder, CR 128480 General, All Services
Prior Authorization (PA) Requests for Dentures Dental Services
Providers of Section 17 Services - Telehealth Clarification Behavioral Health (BH)
Updates to Service Provider Tax (SPT) Repeal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) General, All Services
Taxonomy Code Requested on Claim Submissions – Portal Claims General, All Services
Reminder for Billing Attending Provider on UB-04 and 837I Claims, CR 110840 General, All Services
Training Opportunity Available for Family and Caregivers of Adults Receiving Services Within Section 12, 19, and 96 Programs Long Term Services and Supports
Rescheduled: Section 107, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs): Revised Draft Rates Public Review and Comment Forum Behavioral Health (BH)
Revalidate with MaineCare to Avoid Claim Denials General, All Services
MaineCare Cost-of-Living Adjustments and Service Provider Tax (SPT) Repeal Update General, All Services
Rate Determination Initiation Notice for Section 80, Pharmacy Services : Dispensing Fees Retail Pharmacies
Attention Pharmacy Providers Under Title 5 General, All Services
Update to the Biosimilar Preferred Drug List (PDL) Hospital & Clinic Services
Maine’s Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Webinar Learning Series: Childhood Lead Poisoning and Prevention Behavioral Health (BH)
Section 67, Nursing Facility (NF) Services - Final Draft Rates and Methodologies Comment Summary Long Term Care Services
Quarterly Physician Drug Code Update: Quarter 4, CR 128318 Hospital & Clinic Services
Retro Physician Drug Rate Updates: Effective October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, CR 127535 Hospital & Clinic Services
Seasonal Flu Codes Added for Hospitals, CR 127605 Hospital & Clinic Services
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) Comment Deadline Extension Behavioral Health (BH), Specialty Services
Pharmacy Providers May Not Refuse Services to a MaineCare Member for Failure to Pay a Copayment Retail Pharmacies
Prior Authorization (PA) Requests for Hearing Aids Reminder Specialty Services
Survey Re-Opened for HCBS Providers and Interested Parties of Clinical, Therapeutic, Supportive Skills Building, Assistive Technology, Care Coordination and Personal Support Services: Section(s) 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 29, 40, 96, and 102 Long Term Services and Supports
Behavioral Health Section 65 Copays, CR 128193 and CR 127534 Behavioral Health (BH), General, All Services
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Draft Rate Methodology Presented Materials & Comment Deadline Behavioral Health (BH)
MaineCare Notice of Agency Rule-making Adoption, Chapter III, Section 45, Principles of Reimbursement for Hospital Services Not in use, State & Federal Policy
Public Forum Postponed: Section 107, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) Revisions to Previously Proposed Draft Rates Behavioral Health (BH)
2024 – 2025 Influenza Seasonal and Other Vaccines Retail Pharmacies
Verify a Code is Reimbursable for Special Population with Limited Benefits (SPLB) General, All Services
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Providers – Notice of Award (NOA) Update General, All Services
Training Opportunity Available for Family and Caregivers of Adults Receiving Services Within Section 12, 19, and 96 Programs Long Term Services and Supports