Maine § 22 §3173-C Copayments

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §3173-C — Copayments

Maine § 22 §3173-C

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 1ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 855AID TO NEEDY PERSONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §3173-C (2026).

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1.Authorization required. The department may not require any MaineCare member to make any payment toward the cost of a MaineCare service unless that payment is specifically authorized by this section, except that any copayment or premium expressly approved by the federal Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services as part of a waiver must be implemented.

2.Prescription drug services. Total copayments must be capped per member per month at no more than the dollar amount equivalent to 10 times the copayment amount. If a member is prescribed a drug in a quantity specifically intended by the provider or pharmacist, for the recipient's health and welfare, to last less than one month, only one payment for that drug for that month may be required.

3.Exemptions. No copayment may be

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1.
Authorization required.
The department may not require any MaineCare member to make any payment toward the cost of a MaineCare service unless that payment is specifically authorized by this section, except that any copayment or premium expressly approved by the federal Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services as part of a waiver must be implemented.
2.
Prescription drug services.
Total copayments must be capped per member per month at no more than the dollar amount equivalent to 10 times the copayment amount. If a member is prescribed a drug in a quantity specifically intended by the provider or pharmacist, for the recipient's health and welfare, to last less than one month, only one payment for that drug for that month may be required.
3.
Exemptions.
No copayment may be imposed with respect to the following services:
4.
Persons in state custody.
Any copayment imposed on a Medicaid recipient in the custody of the State is to be collected from the state agency having custody of the recipient.
5.
Limitation.
6.
Designated copayment.
7.
Copayments.
The department shall consider, in any reduction in reimbursement to providers or imposition of copayments, the need to maintain provider participation in the Medicaid program to the extent required by 42 United States Code, Section 1396a(a)(30)(A) or any successor provision of law.
8.
Notification.
The department shall notify each MaineCare member who is subject to the copayment requirement in subsection 2 of the copayment requirements, any exemptions and limitations prior to coding the member's information for required copayments and shall notify the member again during annual recertification of eligibility. The department shall publish a list of all copayments and amounts by service category on the department's publicly accessible website.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 703, §A24 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 240 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 528, §§P10,11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §§P10,11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §M11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 780, §§R3,4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 780, §R10 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 6, §§C5-8 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §§I8,9 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §§K5-8 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 451, §H1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 451, §H3 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. GGG, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 415, Pt. A, §12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 458, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 458, §4 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §76 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §159 (COR). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §61 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 546, §§1-7 (AMD).