MaineCare Bulletins

Date Title Topic
Update to Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Missing Clients in Sandata General, All Services
Revision of Medicare Standardization Rates General, All Services
Final Draft Rates for Certain Medicare Covered Family Planning Services and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs): Sections 14, 30, 31, 45, 90 & 103 Hospital & Clinic Services, Primary Care and Care Coordination
Missing Clients in Sandata General, All Services
Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institutions (PNMI) Appendices E & F: Rate Letter Update Behavioral Health (BH), Long Term Care Services
Section 40, Home Health Services: Reimbursing Parents Providing Home Health Aide (HHA) Services Long Term Services and Supports
Reminder for all Providers: A 30-Day Notice is Required Prior to Closure General, All Services
Section 50, Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) Rate Letters for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Long Term Care Services
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)
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) Revised Draft Rates: Presented Materials & Comment Deadline Behavioral Health (BH)
Dental Services Forum Registration and Topics Dental Services
Opioid Health Homes (OHH) Pay-for Performance (P4P) Benchmark Announcement Behavioral Health (BH)
Correction to Hospital Psychiatric/Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Fee Tables, CR 128816 Hospital & Clinic Services
Microdyn Update for Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG), and Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC), CRs 127722, 127723, 128406, 128150, & 128151 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)
340B Modifier Billing Guidance Update General, All Services
Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Access Rule Town Hall Announcement Long Term Services and Supports
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
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
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
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
MaineCare Cost-of-Living Adjustments and Service Provider Tax (SPT) Repeal Update General, All Services
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)
Rate Determination Initiation Notice for Section 80, Pharmacy Services : Dispensing Fees Retail Pharmacies
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