NY DOH Announces New Deadline for Plans and Providers to Submit Wage Parity Certifications
As we reported earlier today to our clients, the New York Department of Health (“DOH”) has announced that it has postponed the deadline for [...]
NYS Budget is Out What does it mean for Home Care?
The final NYS Budget was released over the weekend. In addition to bail reform, gas price relief, childcare and other measures, the Budget contains [...]
CDPAP RFO Repealed in Many (but not all) Respects
The final language of the New York State Budget has started to be released. We have not yet seen whether Fair Pay for Home [...]
NY Budget Update
The New York State Budget is late this year, but it is expected to be finalized on Thursday, April 7. The Budget will contain [...]
NY Assembly and Senate Release their “One House” Budget Proposals
Fair Pay for Home Care Workers is in, Along with Proposals to Set Reimbursement Rates and Pause the CDPAP RFO Legislative “One House” budget [...]
CMS Approves NY’s FMAP Plan $354 Million Slated for Distribution to NY’s “Largest” LHCSAs
We have been informed that CMS has approved New York's plan for distribution of the Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage monies ("FMAP") to the [...]
Biden Signs Law Limiting Agreements and Waivers Covering Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
On March 3, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (the “Act”), which [...]
Remote Aide Supervision Extended Until March 31
On March 1, Governor Hochul signed Executive Order 4.6 which extended various regulatory waivers for home care providers. Of importance, the EO allows LHCSAs [...]
NYC COVID Restrictions Lifted. Vaccine Mandate Remains in Effect
New York City Mayor Adams recently announced that effective March 7, 2022, a number of COVID-related restrictions in NYC will be lifted. Indoor venues, [...]
Wage Parity Certifications are on the Horizon How to Best Prepare
Our firm has received numerous questions over the last several days as the June 1, 2022 deadline for wage parity compliance certification approaches. This [...]
LHCSA RFO Scheduled for Implementation on May 1, 2022 Is your Agency Ready for the RFO?
Recently, the New York State Department of Health published its FY 2023 "Medicaid Scorecard" that outlines various Medicaid-related initiatives for the upcoming year. Of [...]
NY Senator and Chair of Committee on Disabilities Introduces Bill to Repeal and Replace the CDPAP RFO
New York Senator John Mannion, the Chairman of Committee on Disabilities, has introduced a bill to repeal and replace the CDPAP RFO with a [...]
Quarantine and Isolation Rules for Healthcare Personnel are Revised, Again
The State DOH has once again updated the isolation and quarantine requirements for healthcare staff (see here). The changes largely affect individuals who are [...]
Vax or Mask Mandate Requirements Lifted, but not for Home Care
Effective Thursday, February 10, 2022, Governor Hochul lifted the "vaccinate or mask up" mandate for the majority of New York businesses. However, healthcare settings [...]
Congress Passes Law that would Limit Use of Confidential Arbitration to Resolve Sexual Harassment Claims
Congress yesterday passed a bill that would make pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers covering sexual assault and sexual harassment claims invalid and [...]
Changes to Independent Assessor Procedures Postponed until May 1
By way of background, in 2020, the State amended the law to authorize the New York Department of Health (“DOH”) to contract with one [...]
No-Hire Agreements are a No Go
Last week, a grand jury indicted four managers of home health care agencies for allegedly conspiring to “suppress wages and restrict the job mobility [...]
Telephone and Video Nursing Supervision Visits Allowed to Continue for LHCSAs
Recently, Governor Hochul extended an Executive Order that has been providing waivers from certain regulatory requirements for LHCSAs. Specifically, as relevant to home care, [...]
NYS DOH Publishes Self-Attestations for COVID-19 Sick Leave Eligibility
The State Department of Health (DOH) has published on its website self- attesting quarantine and isolation forms that employees may use to demonstrate eligibility [...]
Booster Shots for Covered Healthcare Staff Due by February 21
As we had previously reported, New York's Public Health and Health Planning Councilearlier this month adopted a requirement that covered healthcare entities ensure thattheir [...]