LAW WITHOUT
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MARCH 27, 2024 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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H.P. 1317 - L.D. 2055
An Act to Delay Implementation of Electronic Visit Verification for Hospice
Providers Within the MaineCare Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-NNN is enacted to read:
§3174-NNN. Rules regarding electronic visit verification for hospice services
The department may adopt rules regarding the use of electronic visit verification for
providers offering hospice services under the MaineCare program. Rules adopted under
this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
For purposes of this section, "electronic visit verification" means a system under which
visits conducted as part of hospice services are electronically verified with respect to the
type of service performed, the individual receiving the service, the date of the service, the
location of service delivery, the individual providing the service and the time the service
begins and ends.
Sec. 2. Department to delay implementation of electronic visit verification
for hospice services. The Department of Health and Human Services may not
implement electronic visit verification earlier than March 1, 2025 for providers offering
hospice services under the MaineCare program.
Sec. 3. Report. By February 1, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services
shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
health and human services matters on efforts to combat fraud, waste and abuse in the
delivery of hospice services, shall include in the report information on federal initiatives
that include Medicaid hospice providers and shall make recommendations regarding the
application of electronic visit verification to hospice services under the MaineCare
program.
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