LD563

Maine LD563 directs the Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a waiver to provide Medicaid services to psychiatric facilities with.

Maine LD563 instructs the Department of Health and Human Services to request a waiver from the federal government's prohibition on Medicaid payments to psychiatric facilities with more than 16 beds. The waiver aims to allow these facilities to provide Medicaid-covered services to individuals. The Department must submit the waiver application within months of the resolve's effective date and report on the waiver's status and any services provided by January 1, 2027, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature.