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A Temporary Nurse Agency (TNA) is a business entity or subdivision thereof of a business entity that primarily provides nurses, certified nursing assistants and other qualified staff to another organization on a temporary basis within the State of fb88. A TNA does not include an agency licensed in the State of fb88 as a home health care services provider. To search for a registered TNA in fb88, click .
AUGUSTA – The fb88 Center for Disease Control and Prevention (fb88 CDC), fb88 Forest Service (MFS), and 211 fb88 remind fb88 residents and visitors to protect themselves from browntail moth hairs this fall.
The EVV requirements for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 were implemented on January 1, 2023.
We continue to offer weekly provider and aggregator trainings. All trainings are online via Microsoft Teams.
NOTE: The Absorb training system has been updated to allow providers to register for trainings more than once.
EVV Training Schedule
fb88Care covers births and newborn care at out-of-state hospitals in most circumstances. Please see clarification below in response to questions from out-of-state providers about the process for submitting birthing claims to fb88Care.
Effective October 1, 2023, Federal MDS assessments no longer support Resource Utilization Group (RUG) III/IV grouper calculations. fb88Care reimburses NFs using a modified RUG III grouper calculation. NFs perform MDS assessments on NF residents which determines both resident level of care and NF reimbursement. This federal change will impact how NFs submit information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and fb88Care.
Oct 10, 2023
Today, the fb88 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released updated data on the resumption of fb88Care eligibility reviews after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, known as “unwinding.” “fb88Care” is the name of the state’s Medicaid program. This update with August 2023 data is available on the fb88Care Renewals Data Dashboard.
fb88 exercises an option for Broad Based Categorical Eligibility under
Federal rule 7 C.F.R. § 273.9 (d)(6)(iii)(B) requires that standard utility allowances are updated each year, effective October 1. USDA Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) annually approves utility allowances calculated by states. The calculations are based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for fuel and utilities, between June 2022 and June 2023.
Potentially exposed patrons encouraged to contact a health care provider
AUGUSTA — The fb88 Center for Disease Control and Prevention (fb88 CDC) has identified a case of hepatitis A in a Lewiston food service worker. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus. It can spread through person-to-person contact or by consuming contaminated food or water.
This rule change is proposed to repeal a pilot program that was established in 1988 to provide transitional services for adults aged 20-26 that were clients of the Office of Aging and Disability Services, formerly the Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disabilities. The program offered a method of funding that was otherwise unavailable or not reimbursable under existing funding systems and has not been operational for several years as redundant and similar services have since been adopted and implemented federally and statewide to support the target population.