CHHA

CHHA State Education Department Proposes Advanced Home Health Aide Regulations: The regulations establish AHHA tasks, require direct supervision of AHHAs by registered professional nurses, and set up the training and competency requirements for the role.
June 19, 2018

CHHA Proposed Regulations Establish Advanced Home Health Aides and Require New Entities to Comply with Criminal History Record Checks and Home Care Worker Registry: Comments on regulations due July 29^th.
June 5, 2018

CHHA Electronic Visit Verification Guidance Issued by CMS: All states to require EVV for Medicaid-funded personal care services by 2019.
May 21, 2018

CHHA CHHA and Personal Care Medicaid Cost Report Software Available: Medicaid Cost Report submissions are due in July.
May 15, 2018

CHHA OMIG Issues 2018-2019 Work Plan: Plan details OMIG’s intended areas of review in home health, long term care services, and Medicaid managed care.
April 13, 2018

CHHA LeadingAge NY Comments on LTC Need Methodologies and Innovative Models Recommendations: Draft recommendations focus on the Certificate of Need process.
March 9, 2018

CHHA DOH Regulatory Modernization Report Outlines Recommendations for Post-Acute Care Management and Telehealth: Recommendations include guidance for post-acute care collaborations; elimination of the PRI for nursing home admissions; investment in information technology and telehealth; consumer and provider education on hospice, palliative care, and advance care planning; and changes in the originating site limits for telehealth services.
February 26, 2018

CHHA Home Health Changes in Federal Spending Bill: Spending bill signed into law on Fri., Feb. 9^th will have both positive and negative impacts on home health care.
February 13, 2018

CHHA Update on CHHA and Hospice Minimum Wage Medicaid Rate Adjustment: Revised Medicaid CHHA and Hospice rates are based on the minimum wage survey data received from the provider community.
January 30, 2018

CHHA New DOH Guidance on Post-Acute Care Collaboration: Guidance authorizes and encourages health care provider collaboration initiatives to streamline and improve post-acute care.
January 2, 2018