MDS Roster Submission Window Opens
Nursing home members should upload their July 26, 2017 "picture date" census roster to the Health Commerce System (HCS) promptly to ensure sufficient time to address any problems that may arise. The submission will be the basis of the case mix calculation used in Jan. 1, 2018 Medicaid rates. Department of Health (DOH) staff is focused on expediting the various pieces of the rate setting process to ensure that rates are updated as quickly as possible and has stressed that they intend to move forward with rate updates for those homes whose census submissions are complete by Sept. 29th. Homes that fail to submit or certify their roster by the Sept. 29th deadline, as well as homes that require DOH intervention to assist in matching MDS assessment to residents listed on the roster, risk having their rate updates delayed or receiving a default case mix index (CMI).
DOH issued a Dear Administrator Letter (DAL) announcing that the roster submission window is between Sept. 11th and Sep. 29th and specifying that providers must submit the associated certification by email to primail@health.ny.gov. The DAL is available here. We recommend that members, especially those who have experienced issues requiring DOH staff assistance in the past, upload their information early in the submission window. Please let us know if you have questions or encounter any difficulties with the process.
Contact: Darius Kirstein, dkirstein@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8841