Approval to Use the UAS-NY for NHTD Providers

On March 12th, the Department of Health (DOH) notified Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) providers that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the use of the Uniform Assessment System for New York (UAS-NY) assessment tool for both initial and annual Level of Care (LOC) determinations for NHTD waiver participants. As per the letter, effective April 1, 2014, UAS-NY is the LOC tool to be used for NHTD as part of the waiver enrollment. Active NHTD participants requiring an annual LOC assessment on or after April 1, 2014 will require UAS-NY to meet the nursing facility LOC assurance at the time of the annual assessment due date.

However, a participant who had a Patient Review Instrument (PRI) and Screen completed, for example, on March 15, 2014, will not need a UAS-NY completed until the March 15, 2015 due date, unless the participant’s condition changes during that year.

The letter continues with additional requirements for NHTD providers.

For questions related to this directive, please contact NHTD waiver staff at 518-474-5271 or via email at nhtdwaiver@health.state.ny.us.

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