SP0163
LD 498
Session - 129th Maine Legislature
 
LR 1734
Item 1
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Resolve, Regarding Reimbursement of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Codes under MaineCare

Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to increase MaineCare reimbursement rates. Resolved: That, no later than October 1, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Sections 68 and 85 to increase reimbursement rates for occupational therapy and physical therapy services to no less than 70% of the federal Medicare reimbursement rate for these services as long as the rate is no lower than the rate reimbursed as of January 1, 2019.

Sec. 2. Routine technical rules. Resolved: That rules adopted pursuant to this resolve are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

summary

This resolve sets the reimbursement rates for occupational therapy and physical therapy services under the Department of Health and Human Services rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Sections 68 and 85 at 70% of the federal Medicare reimbursement rate as long as the rate is no lower than the rate in effect on January 1, 2019.


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