Maine Regulation Digest / MaineCare Section 50
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ICF-IID Services
10-144 C.M.R. ch. 101 · MaineCare Benefits Manual · monitored nightly · Sources last checked 2026-09-02 04:24 EDT
MaineCare Section 50, ICF-IID Services, has 1 confirmed change on record, the most recent effective 1 July 2025. Each row below carries the value it moved from and the value it moved to. The line above each group names the publication that announced those changes and links to it.
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| Effective 1 July 2025 · 1 noticeCR 141649 · detected 2026-08-16 · Read the change | ||
| What changedThe Department corrected an FY26 ICF/IID rate-calculation error that had overinflated the variable rate; revised rate letters are available.# | Was— | Nowicf-iid-fy26-variable-rate |
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From MaineCare Benefits Manual, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 101, as published by the Maine Secretary of State and read on an earlier revision. Quoted in part; the section itself is on maine.gov.
The purpose of these Principles is to comply with Section 1902(a)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act and the Rules and Regulations published thereunder (42 CFR Part 447) namely to provide for payment to Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID) through the use of rates that are reasonable and adequate to meet the costs incurred by efficiently and economically operated facilities in order to provide care and services in conformity with applicable State and Federal laws, regulations, and quality and safety standards.
1010 AUTHORITY
The authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to accept and administer any funds that may be available from private, local, State, or Federal sources for the provision of the services set forth in these Principles of Reimbursement is established in Title 22 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, §10 and §12. These regulations are issued pursuant to authority granted to the Department of Health and Human Services by Title 22 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated §42(l).
1020 DEFINITONS
1021 Department as used throughout these Principles is the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
1022 Designated Planning Agency as used throughout these Principles is the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services functioning as the Designated Planning Agency under Section 1122 of Public Law 92603, the Social Security Amendments of 1972.
1023 State Licensing and Federal Certification as used throughout these principles are the "Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities " and the Federal Certification requirements for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities that are in effect at the time the expense is incurred.
1030 REIMBURSEMENT METHOD
The Department will reimburse an ICF-IID on the basis of a prospectively determined rate on cost reporting forms provided by the Department (See Section 7000 Prospective Method of Payment for details of the Prospective Reimbursement System).
All longterm care facilities are required to submit annual cost reports as prescribed herein to the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Audit, 11 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0011. Such cost reports shall be based on the fiscal year of the facility.
1040 ALLOWABLITY OF COSTS
A determination of whether or not a cost is allowable and interpretations of definitions, not specifically detailed in these Principles, will be based on; first the Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual (CMS Pub 15) guidelines and then on Internal Revenue Service guidelines in effect at the time of such determination.
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