Important Upcoming Deadlines for Home and Community-Based Services

As previously reported in July, the Department of Health (DOH) has posted a Dear Administrator Letter (DAL) which outlines the activation schedule of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 annual Statistical Reports for Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs), Long Term Home Health Care Programs (LTHHCPs), Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSAs) and Hospices on the Health Commerce System (HCS). Impacted providers should check the DAL for upcoming deadlines.

Please also note that DOH is providing all CHHAs, LTHHCPs and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) an official notice of the minimum wage parity effective Nov. 1, 2014 broken down by social service district covered.

As a reminder, for the month of October and November:

The 2012 CHHA/LTHHCP statistical report was activated in September and is due this week - by Oct. 31;
The 2012 Hospice cost and utilization report was activated in September and is due this week - by Oct. 31;
The 2012 LHCSA statistical report is currently activated and is due by Nov. 21;
A separate Statistical Report is being used to collect data from LHCSAs exclusively providing services to Assisted Living Program (ALP) residents, and is due by Nov. 21;
The 2015 wage parity levels will be posted by DOH by Nov. 1 for NYC, Long Island and Westchester counties;
CMS will host a webinar on Nov. 5 on ICD-10 implementation; and
National Goverment Services will have a ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing Week: Nov. 17-21, 2014.

Contact: Cheryl Udell, cudell@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871