[font=font36821]AGENCY:[/font] Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services
[font=font36821]AFFECTED SERVICES:[/font] Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 67, Nursing Facility Services
[font=font36821]NATURE OF PROPOSED CHANGES:[/font] The Department of Health and Human Services will request approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase the Nursing Facility prospective and final prospective rate to 100% of all calculated direct care and routine cost components.
[font=font36821]REASON FOR PROPOSED CHANGES:[/font] These changes are being made in order to ensure adequate funding for Nursing Facility services.
[font=font36821]ESTIMATE OF ANY EXPECTED INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ANNUAL AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES:[/font] The Department anticipates that this change will result in an estimated additional cost of $1,940,769 in Federal Fiscal Year 2016, which includes $608,043 in state dollars and $1,216,280 in federal dollars, and $11,644,615 in Federal Fiscal Year 2017, which includes $3,449,135 in state dollars and $7,496,803 in federal dollars.
[font=font36821]ACCESS TO PROPOSED CHANGES AND COMMENTS TO PROPOSED CHANGES:[/font] The public may review the proposed methodology changes and written comments at any Maine DHHS office in every Maine county. To find out where the Maine DHHS offices are located, call 1-800-452-1926. The Department will hold a hearing for the proposed rulemaking and will be publishing a notice which includes information on the hearing date and location.
[font=font36821]CONTACT INFORMATION
FOR RECEIPT OF COMMENTS:[/font] Olivia Alford
[font=font36821]AGENCY NAME:[/font] Office of MaineCare Services
[font=font36821]ADDRESS:[/font] 242 State Street, 11 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0011
[font=font36821]TELEPHONE:[/font] (207) 624-4034 FAX: (207) 287-1864
TTY: 711 Maine Relay (Deaf or Hard of Hearing)
See [u]http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/rules/index.shtml[/u] for rules and related rulemaking documents.
July 28, 2016
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