Providers should review the guidance, their own emergency policies and procedures, and conduct routine maintenance on HVAC and backup power systems immediately to ensure safe and continued operation during the season and maximize patient and resident safety.

DOH requests that providers review the State calculations and attest to their accuracy or request corrections by Dec. 3^rd.

Some nursing homes may receive visits from OSC auditors.

Urge Congress to pause the 2026 Home Health Rule and authorize permanent provision for Medicare telehealth.

PDPM tool assists nursing homes in analyzing their Medicare Part A reimbursement.

DOH describes how it reviews financial aspects of CON applications, while the NYS Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit addresses related party transactions.