Hybrid Regulatory Policy & Compliance Manager

Department of Health and Human Services; United States; Hybrid; USD 65.000 - 92.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

13 paid holidays

3+ weeks vacation leave

Sick leave 12 days per year

Zusammenfassung

Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta, Maine is seeking a Social Services Manager I to oversee regulatory rulemaking, policy development, and compliance oversight. The role informs rulemaking, coordinates public hearings, and collaborates with multiple offices to ensure statutory and regulatory alignment.

The position requires eight years of combined education and/or experience in social services, with emphasis on program management and adjudicatory processes.

Qualifikationen

• Eight-year combination of education and/or professional experience in social services.
• Two years of related program management experience.
• Experience with adjudicatory hearings process under Maine Administrative Procedures Act.

Aufgaben

• Assist in drafting revisions and new rules for regulatory compliance and research rules from other states to inform rulemaking processes.
• Prepare Maine Administrative Procedures Act rulemaking forms and materials, facilitate listening sessions and public hearings for stakeholder input, and coordinate with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, Department of the Secretary of State, and other offices for rule review.
• Review and edit outgoing correspondence templates and forms for clarity, participate in the Enforcement Accountability Review Panel, manage communication with providers, and research relevant statutes and regulations as needed.
• Coordinate legislative activities for DLC, including monitoring bills, drafting and editing DLC legislative initiatives, drafting and editing Legislative Action Summaries, Legislative Appraisal Forms, and summarizing committee public hearings and work sessions.
• Request hearings related to appeals of agency enforcement actions, collect and submit evidence, prepare witnesses, serve as hearings examiner, and collaborate with legal counsel for hearings.
• Make referrals to the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation and its licensing boards, and forward complaints to accrediting organizations and investigation summaries to the Office of MaineCare’s Program Integrity and the Attorney General's Healthcare Crimes Unit.
• Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for program implementation and assist in creating and maintaining program manuals.
• Coordinate Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (IIDR) and Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) processes following federal and state rules and regulations, and lead informal conference meetings among stakeholders.
• Supervise the Compliance Officer to ensure the completion of key tasks, including criminal conviction annotation in the Certified Nursing Assistant and Direct Care Worker Registry, rule development, coordination of IDRs, updates of Memorandums of Understanding, and filing hearing requests for involuntary discharges and free care denials.

Kenntnisse

Program management

Regulatory compliance

Policy analysis

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Public policy planning

Ausbildung

Eight-year combination of education and/or professional experience in social services

Jobbeschreibung

Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta, Maine is seeking a Social Services Manager I to oversee regulatory rulemaking, policy development, and compliance oversight. The role informs rulemaking, coordinates public hearings, and collaborates with multiple offices to ensure statutory and regulatory alignment.

The position requires eight years of combined education and/or experience in social services, with emphasis on program management and adjudicatory processes.