Home and Community Based Care Workgroup

As per the 2013-14 New York State budget - S. 2606--D 57-c Home and community based care workgroup. The commissioner of health shall convene a home and community based care workgroup to examine and make recommendations on issues which include, but are not limited to:

    a. State and federal regulatory requirements and related policy guidelines (including the applicability of the federal conditions of partic-
    ipation);
   b. Efficient home and community based care delivery, including telehealth and hospice services; and
   c. Alignment of functions between managed care entities and home and community based providers.
The workgroup shall be 11 members. The members of the workgroup shall including providers, plans and representatives of consumers and direct caregiver with relevant expertise.

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Update on Uniform Billing Rate Codes for Home Care: We have another step in finalizing the uniform billing rate codes for home care.
February 2, 2016

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Update on Uniform Billing Rate Codes for Home Care: A revised set of uniform billing rate codes for home care should be available soon.
December 21, 2015

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Home Care Uniform Billing Rate Codes: LeadingAge NY continues to work with DOH on the development of Uniform Billing Rate Codes for home care.
September 22, 2015

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Update on Developing Uniform Billing Codes for Home Care: LeadingAge NY continues to work with DOH in the development of uniform billing/coding standards for home and community-based services claims submitted under managed care.
June 30, 2015

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Latest Update on the Home and Community-Based Care Work Group: LeadingAge NY and other associations met and reported to the HCB Care Work Group.
October 13, 2014

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Home and Community-Based Care Work Group Progress: Updates from the July, August and September meetings.
September 9, 2014

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Home and Community-Based Care Work Group Reconvenes: The DOH work group starts the discussion on major home care issues of physician orders and multiple assessments.
August 5, 2014

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Home and Community-Based Care Workgroup Update: The final recommendations by the Home and Community-Based Care Workgroup are submitted to the Commissioner of Health.
March 4, 2014

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Continued Advocacy for Regulatory Relief and Clarification: LeadingAge NY, Home Care Association (HCA) of NYS and NYS Health Care Providers (HCP) presented the most pressing issues facing home care providers to the Home and Community-Based Care Workgroup. All of us voiced the need for immediate relief and clarification on the issues presented in the linked document.
September 30, 2013

Home and Community Based Care Workgroup Recommendations to the Home and Community-Based Care Workgroup: LeadingAge New York collaborated with the Home Care Association (HCA) of New York State to develop this matrix of our top five priorites. This matrix was shared with Home and Community Based Care Workgroup. The workgroup has requested specific regulatory language for the Sept. 25 meeting.
September 10, 2013