[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 95, Podiatric 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 add code 99183, [font=font57991]Physician or Other Qualified Health Care Professional Attendance and Supervision of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Per Session,[/font] to Podiatric Services.
[font=font36821]REASON FOR PROPOSED CHANGES:[/font] To add this as a reimbursable service to the Podiatric Services contracts.
[font=font36821]ESTIMATE OF ANY EXPECTED INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ANNUAL AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES:[/font] The Department anticipates this change will have a minimal fiscal impact.
[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 publish 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) 624-4059 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.
March 24, 2016
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