Reminder: DOH HCBS Webinar on Tuberculosis Testing Guidance Is April 29th
(April 22, 2025) The Department of Health (DOH) is presenting a webinar on tuberculosis (TB) testing for home care provider staff set forth in guidance and documentation issued in 2021 and 2022. Providers still have many questions related to this change in policy, which relaxed the testing requirement for personnel and aligned it with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations.
Most long term care providers are subject to this TB testing guidance for personnel. Members are encouraged to attend.
Title: Lunch and Learn Series: Tuberculosis FAQ
Date: Tues., April 29, 2025
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Audience: Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs), Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs), Hospices, Home Care Associations
Presenters: Roxanne Ellis, RN, BSN, Public Health Program Nurse-Refugee Health; Jessica Kumar, Public Health Physician; Lori Novak, Capital District Regional Manager
Please send all questions you wish to have addressed and answered in advance of the webinar to homecare@health.ny.gov.
Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871