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10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 301; SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE Program (SNAP) RULES
ALPHA INDEX, TABLE OF CONTENTS,ÌýSECTIONS 1, 111-2, 222-5, 222-6,
444-1, 444-4, 444-8, 555-3, and 999-1
SNAP RULE #227A – NON CITIZEN LANGUAGE
Health PAS Online Portal Training
Gainwell Technologies continues to offer weekly training through Microsoft Teams on the following Health PAS Online Portal topics:
Effective January 1, 2025, fb88Care updated the base rates and resulting final rates for certain Family Planning Services delivered by eligible providers. These new rates were implemented for billing on April 2, 2025.
Only providers engaged primarily in the delivery of sexual and reproductive health care services, as described in , are eligible to bill add-on rates.
°¿²ÔÌýMarch 5, 2025, the Department shared the plans to temporarily hold certain fb88Care provider payments beginning with the payment cycle that ran on March 12, 2025.Ìý
At this time, the current payment withholding approach will continue unless further emergency action is taken by the legislature to make funds available sooner. The situation remains fluid, and we are closely monitoring projections to inform decisions.
The Office of fb88Care Services (OMS) is partnering with the Substance Use Research & Evaluation (SURE) unit at the Catherine E. Cutler Institute, University of Southern fb88, to conduct a survey. We hope to learn how organizations in fb88 support care transitions for people with SUD.
We would like to better understand:
We are pleased to announce that the PCPlus application period is now open! The application is open until Friday, May 2, 2025.Ìý
PCPlus is a fb88Care primary care model that gives Primary Care Providers (PCPs) greater flexibility and incentives to meet fb88Care members’ healthcare needs by transitioning away from a volume-based (fee-for-service) payment system toward population-based payments tied to cost and quality-related outcomes. Participation in PCPlus is voluntary for PCPs, and PCPs must apply to participate.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
Two Types of PCPlus Aplications ÌýÌý
The Department adopted this routine technical rule change to amend Chapter 266. This rulemaking coincides with the expiration of the emergency rule effective January 2, 2025, ensuring competency requirements and accreditation standards adopted on an emergency basis remain the standard for labs analyzing controlled substances seized by law enforcement and used in fb88's courts procedures. This non-emergency rule incorporates the changes adopted by emergency rule to update the oversight authority and certification standards, including the educational and training requirements.
General assistance Program
10-144 C.M.R. Ch. 323; fb88 General Assistance (GA) Manual
Sections II, III, V, VI, VII, X, XI, XII and XIII
GA Rule #26A – P.L. 2024, Chapters 575 and 643
This message provides clarity about fb88Care requirements, coverage, reimbursement, and incentives of blood lead testing for children.
fb88 law requires testing of all children aged one and two-years (). Blood lead testing is also a performance measure within the following fb88Care models, which means there is a financial incentive to provide these critical tests: