Effective Jan 1, 2023, MaineCare implemented a new “rounding” rule for billing timed codes. In order to bill for a 15-minute timed code, you must perform the intervention for 80% of that 15 minutes (12 minutes). (Old rule allowed you to bill if you provided the treatment for more than 50% of the time). Please …
Attention Maine Providers: Please complete our Prior Authorization Questionnaire on your experiences with AIM/Anthem prior authorizations. We need this information for the bill we have in the Maine Legislature to regulate prior authorization practices by payers.
CLIENT ALERT – MAINE CLIENTS (posted 1/18/2021) Maine’s new Earned Paid Leave law went into effect on January 1, 2021 and can be found at 26 M.R.S. 637. In addition to the statutory framework, the Department of Labor has promulgated rules interpreting this law. If this new law applies to your organization, you should amend …
New Maine Earned Paid Leave Law, effective 1/1/2021 Read More »
It took over a year to get it in writing, but the Maine Board of Physical Therapy Examiners finally published their Advisory Ruling that PTs can perform Dry Needling, distinguishing it from acupuncture. The Board will not be promulgating a rule that mandates certain training because PTs “are responsible for obtaining and maintaining the necessary …
Advisory Ruling on Dry Needling published 6/17/2016 Read More »
The Maine Workers Compensation Board recently approved a new fee schedule effective 1/1/2013. There are some modest increases in most of the 97000 codes that PTs and OTs use. (Finally! The fee schedule has not been increased in at least 10 years!)
