Home and Community-Based Services

18 hours ago
Home and Community-Based Services More Home Care Cost Report Outreach Offered: CHHAs, LHCSAs, and FIs should attend July 29^th outreach session.

7 days ago
Home and Community-Based Services Fiscal Intermediary Award Process Moves Forward: FI authorization awards to be announced July 17^th.

1 month ago
Home and Community-Based Services Home Care Cost Report Launches: Training relaunch session is tomorrow; additional trainings will occur throughout the summer and fall.

2 months ago
Home and Community-Based Services DOH Announces "Choice Model" for EVV Implementation: Implementation date of EVV for Medicaid Personal Care Services remains January 2021.

4 months ago
Home and Community-Based Services DOH Issues New Health Advisory on COVID-19: Advisory provides update for health care facilities.

Home and Community-Based Services DOH Issues Revised Guidance on Return to Work After COVID-19 Exposure or Infection: Guidance applies to all health care settings and home care, except nursing homes.
7 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services Fiscal Intermediary Award Process Moves Forward: FI authorization awards to be announced July 17^th.
7 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services DOH Report Attributes COVID-19 Spread in Nursing Homes to Asymptomatic Staff: DOH released an analysis of nursing home data on July 6^th that concludes that COVID-19 was more likely to have been introduced into nursing homes by asymptomatic employees than by infected patients admitted from hospitals. The report disputes the claim that the Department’s March 25^th directive prohibiting nursing homes from denying admission solely on the basis of COVID-19 infection was to blame for the transmission of the virus in facilities.
8 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services NYC Resources for Heat Events in COVID-19 Conditions: NYC provides information regarding cooling centers and air conditioners.
14 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services FAQs Issued and New States Added to Travel Advisory: FAQs provide more details on essential worker exemptions, and three new states are added to advisory list.
7 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services DOH Releases Preview of Proposed Independent Assessor Regulations for Personal Care and CDPAS: DOH has provided a preview of proposed regulations to implement the changes in eligibility for personal care and CDPAS, the assessment processes, and other initiatives required as a result of the MRT II process and budget legislation.
7 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services June 30th COVID-19 Update: Latest updates for providers of LTPAC and senior services.
14 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services Quality Reporting Resumes for Post-Acute Care Providers: CMS expects providers to report their quality data starting with Quarter 3, which begins July 1, 2020.
14 days ago