Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 332 - MAINECARE ELIGIBILITY MANUAL
Part 18 - PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINED BY HOSPITALS
Section 144-332-18-7 - HOSPITAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
It is the responsibility of the hospital to:
1. Accept the individual's attestation of income, citizenship status, immigration status, and State residency status; the hospital cannot require verification;
2. Notify OFI of each presumptive eligibility determination within five working days from the date the determination was made;
3. Assist individuals determined to be presumptively eligible with completing and submitting a full MaineCare application form (for children under age 21, parents and caretaker relatives, pregnant women, and former foster care children, and family planning services) or an application for treatment for breast and cervical cancer (for women who are in treatment for breast and cervical cancer);
4. Notify the applicant (in writing and orally if appropriate) that if the applicant does not file a full MaineCare application with OFI, or an application for breast and cervical cancer treatment with the Maine CDC Breast and Cervical Health Program, before the last day of the following month, presumptive eligibility coverage will end on that last day; and
5. Notify the applicant (in writing and orally if appropriate) that if the applicant files a full MaineCare application with OFI or an application for breast and cervical cancer treatment with the Maine CDC Breast and Cervical Health Program before the last day of the following month, presumptive eligibility coverage will continue until an eligibility determination is made on the application that was filed.
