Medicaid appeals in Maine: hearing deadline and keeping benefits
MaineCare: you have 60 days to ask for a fair hearing.
If you ask for a Fair Hearing within 10 days of the date on the letter, your current services continue until a decision is made.
Checked against official sources: October 30, 2026.
Appeal deadlines are strict. If you are near a deadline or your care is urgent, call free help today.
Medicaid (MaineCare) denials in Maine
- Medicaid agency
Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of MaineCare Services; eligibility by the Office for Family Independence (OFI)
- Who holds the hearing
Maine DHHS Division of Administrative Hearings (impartial hearing officer); the MaineCare Hearings Coordinator takes requests about MaineCare service decisions
- Hearing deadline
60 days
The date of the MaineCare letter (decisions to deny, reduce or end covered services)
- How to ask for a hearing
- Phone: MaineCare Member Services, 1-800-977-6740 (TTY 711)
- Online: Email MaineCareMember@gainwelltechnologies.com
- Mail: MaineCare Hearings Coordinator, MaineCare Services, 11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0011
- In person: For eligibility (coverage ending), contact your local DHHS Office for Family Independence office or call 1-855-797-4357
- Mail address
MaineCare Hearings Coordinator, MaineCare Services, 11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0011
- Keeping your benefits during the appeal
If you ask for a Fair Hearing within 10 days of the date on the letter, your current services continue until a decision is made. If you lose, you may have to repay the cost of services received while the appeal was pending.
Law: 42 CFR 431.230; MaineCare Member Handbook (2026), Fair Hearings
- When the hearing is held
The Fair Hearing process can take up to 90 days from the date you ask for the hearing.
Law: MaineCare Member Handbook (2026), Fair Hearings
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Sources
The official sources for Maine are listed on the Maine page.