LHCSA Statistical Deadline Extended and LHCSA Compliance Issues
Last week, LeadingAge NY notified members that the Department of Health (DOH) issued an alert extending the Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSA) Statistical Report deadline until Mon., Oct. 24th. We previously reported that this applies to the 2015 LHCSA Statistical Report and the 2015 ALP LHCSA Statistical Report on the HERDs application on the Health Commerce System.
As we have previously reported, LHCSAs that exclusively serve patients in the Assisted Living Program (ALP) must complete the 2015 ALP LHCSA Statistical Report. LHCSAs that serve non-ALP patients must complete the 2015 LHCSA Statistical Report. LHCSAs that serve both ALP and non-ALP patients must complete both forms.
DOH has shared the compliance breakdown for the 2014 statistical reports. The data that is reported determines policy. If the reports are not submitted, agencies can expect enforcement action to take place. When you compare the rate of non-compliance, you can see where enforcement might start.
2014 Compliance with Statistical Reporting
|
|
Number Submitted |
% Compliant |
Number NOT Submitted |
% NOT Compliant |
Total # of Providers |
|
LHCSA |
569 |
46.64% |
651 |
53.36% |
1,220 |
|
ALP LHCSA |
68 |
59.13% |
47 |
40.87% |
115 |
|
CHHA/LTHHCP |
170 |
85.43% |
29 |
14.57% |
199 |
|
Hospice |
37 |
82.22% |
8 |
7.78% |
45 |
DOH stated that the CHHA Statistical Report should be posted this week, with a deadline in December.
Contact: Cheryl Udell, cudell@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871