Document follows up on various questions from providers, including onboarding and timing of TB testing and COVID-19 vaccination.

Acknowledgement and Consent for Fingerprinting and Disclosure of Criminal History Record Information form is updated.

Fully vaccinated and recently recovered HCP are not required to quarantine or test upon return to New York from interstate or international travel. Unvaccinated HCP and those who have not recovered from COVID-19 in the past three months who work in nursing homes, EALRs, and ALPs must quarantine for 14 days upon return to New York from domestic or international travel. All other unvaccinated HCP and those who have not recently recovered must quarantine only after international travel for seven days if they are tested on day three to five or for 10 days if not tested.

The annual payment update proposes a 1.3 percent increase but seeks to recalibrate payments to address an unintended payment increase of 5 percent in 2020 due to the shift to the PDPM methodology.

Nursing home members should ensure that residents are matched with the correct MDS assessments before the May 7^th deadline.

Several 1135 blanket waivers to end on May 10^th.