[Provider] Adopted Rules: Section 22 HCB Adults with Physical Disabilities; and Section 19 HCB Elderly

[Provider Notification]

This message is to give notice that rules have been adopted for Chapter
101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 19, Home and
Community Benefits for the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities.
Adopted rules are final and no changes can be made at this point.

 

CONCISE SUMMARY:  The adopted rules establish different reimbursement
rates for comprehensive care management services and mileage
reimbursement for health care attendants.  Specifically, comprehensive
care management rates are reduced from $139.00 to $126.50 as directed by
the emergency and supplemental budgets.  The comprehensive care
management rate reduction produces $62,000 in savings to the General
fund for SFY 09.  The mileage rates for health care attendants
(specifically HHAs, CNAs, PCAs) are increased from $.32 per mile to $.44
per mile.  This mileage rate change has a minimal budgetary impact to
the General fund.  

 

EFFECTIVE DATE:                          March 30, 2009

 

AGENCY CONTACT PERSON:       Alyssa Morrison, Health Planner

      AGENCY NAME:               Division of Policy 

      ADDRESS:                          442 Civic Center Drive

                                                   11 State House
Station

                                                   Augusta, Maine
04333-0011

      TELEPHONE:                    (207)-287-9342 FAX: (207) 287-9369

             TTY: 1-800-423-4331 or 207-287-1828 (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)

_______________________________________________________________________

 

This message is to give notice that rules have been adopted for Chapter
101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 22, Home and
Community Benefits for Adults with Physical Disabilities.  Adopted rules
are final and no changes can be made at this point.

 

CONCISE SUMMARY:  The adopted rules establish a new rate for Attendant
Care Services.  Specifically, the new rate is $2.57 per fifteen minutes,
and was previously $2.28 per fifteen minutes.  This change is made to
comply with a cost savings initiative as stated in the supplemental
budget which claims federal match on an amount that was previously paid
for out of straight State dollars.  This change is also made to be
consistent with the recent waiver amendment submitted to the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

 

EFFECTIVE DATE:                          March 29, 2009

 

AGENCY CONTACT PERSON:       Alyssa Morrison, Health Planner

      AGENCY NAME:               Division of Policy 

      ADDRESS:                          442 Civic Center Drive

                                                   11 State House
Station

                                                   Augusta, Maine
04333-0011

      TELEPHONE:                    (207)-287-9342 FAX: (207) 287-9369

             TTY: 1-800-423-4331 or 207-287-1828 (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)

______________________________________________________________________

 

 

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updated to reflect the changes.  The MaineCare Benefit Manual is
available on-line at the Secretary of State's website
<http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/10/ch101.htm> .  

 

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