[Provider] MaineCare Emergency Rules for Behavioral Health Services

[Provider Notification]

ATTENTION:     MaineCare Providers of services under the MaineCare
Benefits Manual Chapter 101 and

Chapters II and III, Section 65

 

 

The two rules listed below are emergency rules will be in effect for no
more than 90 days.  These rules must be proposed and final adoption will
be filed.

 

1.  

Emergency Rule: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter 101, Chapters II &
III, Section 65, Behavioral Health Services

 


Concise Summary:  

The emergency rule repeals Sections 58, Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist Services; Section 65, Mental Health Services; Section
100, Psychological Services; and Section 111, Substance Abuse Treatment
Services and replaces them with one consolidated rule which will now be
known as Section 65, Behavioral Health Services.  

 

There will be no public hearing with this emergency rule.  The
Department will hold a public hearing as part of the rulemaking that
will permanently adopt these emergency rules.  P. L. 2007, ch. 539, Part
JJJ authorizes the Department to file these emergency rules.

 

Effective Date: 

August 1, 2008

 

Agency Contact Person: 

Ginger Roberts-Scott, Comprehensive Health Planner

 

 

2.  

Emergency Rule: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter 101, Chapter III,
Section 65, Behavioral Health Services

 

Concise Summary:  

This emergency rule replaces Chapter III of the emergency rulemaking the
Department filed on July 17, 2008.  

 

*	This chapter III changes four procedure codes to "BY REPORT" to
correct errors in the rate published in the earlier rulemaking.  
*	The codes that should be listed as "By Report" are H2011, H0018,
S9482, and ZNC16.  
*	Providers may discard the first published chapter III and
replace it with this chapter III.  

 

The Department will hold a public hearing as part of the rulemaking that
proposes to permanently adopt these emergency rules along with Chapter
II of the first rulemaking.  P. L. 2007, ch. 539, Part JJJ authorizes
the Department to file these emergency rules.

 

Effective Date:             

August 1, 2008

 

Agency Contact Person: 

Ginger Roberts-Scott, Comprehensive Health Planner

 

 

This is a one-way communication.  Please do not respond to this message.

 

 

 

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