Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Timely Provide Interim Settlement Payments To Long-Term Care Facilities

LD 1345 requires Maine's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to pay long-term care facilities 75% of pending settlement amounts based on submitted cost reports that haven't been audited yet. Nursing facilities must receive these interim payments by October 31, 2025, while residential care facilities (private nonmedical institutions) get payments by October 1, 2025. The bill also mandates DHHS to update its rules by December 1, 2025, to ensure timely 75% reimbursements within 90 days of receiving cost reports. This directly affects nursing homes and residential care facilities awaiting payments under MaineCare reimbursement rules.