Waiver Amendment: Section 18, Home and Community-Based Services for Adults with Brain Injury
Maine Department of Health & Human Services sent this bulletin at 06/05/2019 04:00 PM EDT
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Below, please find a MaineCare Notice of Agency Waiver Amendment. You can access the complete details at http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/index.shtml.
Notice of Agency Waiver Amendment
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, MaineCare Services
RULE TITLE OR SUBJECT: Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 18, Home and Community-Based Services for Adults with Brain Injury
WAIVER: ME.1082, Home and Community-Based Services for Adults with Brain Injury
CONCISE SUMMARY:
The amendment would remove four services that duplicate services that exist in the State Plan. These services are: Community/Work Reintegration-Group, Community/Work Reintegration-Individual, Self-Care/Home Management Reintegration-Group, and Self-Care/Home Management Reintegration-Individual. They will remain accessible as State Plan services (MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 102), but will be removed from this waiver. Currently, no waiver participants are receiving these services through the waiver. The Department will assist any waiver participants who request these services to access them under the State Plan.
This change will be effective upon approval of this amendment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
DHHS is accepting comments from June 5, 2019 through July 5, 2019. Any interested party may obtain a copy of the waiver application by going to the website noted below, at any regional Office for Family Independence (a list of the offices and locations can be found at this link http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/offices/index.html). A printed copy may be obtained by calling Rachel Posner at (207) 624-6951 or emailing rachel.posner@maine.gov.
See http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/index.shtml for waiver renewal and to submit comments
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: CFR §441.304
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Comments must be received by midnight, Friday, July 5, 2019.
AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Rachel Posner, Comprehensive Health Planner II
AGENCY NAME: MaineCare Services
ADDRESS: 109 Capitol Street
11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0011
TELEPHONE: 207-624-6951 FAX: (207) 287-3373 TTY: 711