DOH Notices and Policies

DOH Notices and Policies DOH Announces Annual Updates to Medicaid Criteria for 2021: Income and resource levels, other financial eligibility criteria updated.
January 12, 2021

DOH Notices and Policies DOH Releases Guidance for Winter Storm Season 2020-2021: Guidance covers hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies, hospices, and diagnostic and treatment centers.
November 3, 2020

DOH Notices and Policies New DOH Nursing Home Visitation Guidance Reduces COVID-19-Free Lookback to 14 Days: DOH guidance released on Sept. 15^th allows nursing homes to welcome visitors if they have no new nursing home onset COVID-19 cases for 14 days, meet reporting requirements, submit a safety plan, have no staffing shortages as reported to the NHSN, have access to adequate testing, and meet other requirements. Visitors must present a negative test result within the last seven days and pass a symptom screening. The guidance is effective Sept. 17^th.
September 15, 2020

DOH Notices and Policies DOH Issues Long-Awaited Report on Nurse Staffing: Report does not include recommendation to implement staffing ratios.
August 18, 2020

DOH Notices and Policies Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council Meeting Held: Efforts are being made to weave hospital and long term care facility COVID-19 protocols into coastal storm and emergency planning.
August 18, 2020

DOH Notices and Policies Extension of the 2020 Compliance Period for Facility Evacuation Planning: Due date extended to May 31, 2020.
April 23, 2020

DOH Notices and Policies LeadingAge NY Opposes Medicaid Case-Mix Regulations: LeadingAge NY files comments on regulations that would revise July 1, 2019 rates.
March 31, 2020

DOH Notices and Policies DOH Seeks Nominations for BENHA Public Representative Seat: Nominations will be accepted through COB on March 2, 2020, with special consideration given to candidates from the North Country and Capital District.
February 14, 2020

DOH Notices and Policies DOH Provides Further Information on Nursing Home Dialysis Model: New FAQ addresses questions on hemodialysis delivery in nursing homes.
February 11, 2020

DOH Notices and Policies Across-the-Board Cut Impact to Be Felt in March: One percent reduction will be included in Medicaid payment cycle 2219.
February 7, 2020