[Provider] Emergency Rule - Nursing Facilities

[Provider Notification]

ATTENTION: Nursing Facilities billing under MaineCare Benefits Manual
Section 67 

 

This emergency rule was just filed:

 

CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE:  Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual,
Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing
Facilities

 

CONCISE SUMMARY:  In this emergency rule making, the Department is
implementing changes in the one-time payment methodology.  Since March
15, 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has
informed the Department that its state plan must be modified to clarify
the one time supplemental payment.  Specifically, the dates of service
on which the payment will be based will begin January 1, 2009 instead of
July 1, 2008.  In addition, the Department was required to add more
specific language that describes the methodology that will be used for
the calculation of the one-time payment.  These emergency rules will be
in effect for ninety (90) days.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE:                          June 11, 2009

 

AGENCY CONTACT PERSON:       Alyssa Morrison, Health Planner

      AGENCY NAME:                        Division of Policy and
Performance 

      ADDRESS:                                   442 Civic Center Drive

                                                            11 State
House Station

                                                            Augusta,
Maine 04333-0011

      TELEPHONE:                    (207)-287-9368 FAX: (207) 287-9369

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

________________________________________________________________________
______

The Division of Policy posts all proposed and recently adopted rules
<http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/provider_rules_policies.html>  on
MaineCare's website.  This website keeps the proposed rules on file
until they are finalized and until the Secretary of State website is
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> .  

 

Is your mailing address up to date with MaineCare?  Please keep
MaineCare up to date so your Remittance Statements and checks arrive on
time.  Call Provider Enrollment at 1-800-321-5557 Option #6.  

 

If you would rather not get these e-mails, visit MaineCare's List Serve
Subscription
<http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bms/member/innerthird/listserv.shtml>  page
to unsubscribe.

 

This is a one-way communication.  Do not reply to this e-mail.  Your
e-mail will not receive response.  If you have questions, please call
1-800-321-5557.  

 

 

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/provider/attachments/20090611/3b3c5c77/attachment.html