Office of MaineCare Services: Reminder for all Providers: A 30-Day Notice is Required Prior to Closure

• By: Angela Westhoff
• On: 02/20/2025 11:25:57
• In: Legislative/Government Affairs

All MaineCare enrolled providers are required to provide at least a 30-day notice to the Office of MaineCare Services (OMS) if they are closing one of their programs or their agency. This requirement is listed in the MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) Chapter I Section 1.03-6.

1. Providers must notify the Provider Enrollment Unit of any Change in Ownership (CHOW), closure, or intention to disenroll from the MaineCare program no less than thirty (30) days prior to the intended change, except in the case of reasonably unforeseen circumstances. Providers must take all reasonable and appropriate steps requested by the Department to transition members before the intended change and, upon request, submit a transition plan to the Department for review and approval.

In addition to notifying OMS, we ask providers who are closing a program or agency to also contact other relevant state offices to ensure full awareness of the closure. This includes, but is not limited to, the following offices:

• Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS)
• Office of Behavioral Health (OBH)
• Division of Licensing and Certification (DLC)

For questions, please contact Kenneth Jamison (KJ), Enrollment Manager.? 
Staff contact: awesthoff@mehca.or