CMS will be distributing point-of-care COVID-19 testing instruments and test supplies to several nursing homes in New York. To conduct the tests, nursing homes will have to add the tests to their Limited Service Laboratory Registrations.

Report does not include recommendation to implement staffing ratios.

State validating mortgage database information to help increase 2021 capital component calculation accuracy.

Medicaid Assisted Living Program rates for 2020 reflecting minimum wage updates, as well as revisions to 2017 and 2018 rates, are available on the DOH website.

Medicaid Managed Care Policy and Planning Meeting featured program updates, walk-through of encounter penalty and enrollment cap provisions, as well as an announcement of internal reorganization.

Comments on the proposal are due Sept. 14^th.

Required serial annual TB testing of all workers would be discontinued.

Proposals are due tomorrow, Aug. 19^th.