DOH announced in an email on Nov. 17^th that it would be postponing the rollout of the NY Independent Assessor Program reassessments due to stakeholder and other concerns. No new date for the implementation of Independent Assessor reassessments has been announced.

A parent or legal guardian of an adult CDPAS member, age 21 or older, may serve as that member's CDPAS personal assistant, provided that they are not also the member's designated representative.

DOH issued guidance expanding the bases for involuntary disenrollments from MLTC plans, effective Nov. 1^st. The guidance resumes types of involuntary disenrollments that were suspended during the pandemic.

In 2024, the role of the NY Independent Assessor Program will be expanded to include routine and non-routine reassessments of Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in MLTC or receiving personal care or CDPAS. Implementation will be phased in on a regional basis.

Document addresses wide array of questions on the resumption of eligibility redeterminations for Medicaid and other programs.

NY Health Foundation to offer session titled Keeping New Yorkers Covered as Pandemic-era Provisions Wind Down on May 10^th.

OMH/DOH session aimed at behavioral health providers, managed care plans, care managers, and others is available for on-demand viewing on the MCTAC site.

DOH had suspended its calculation of value-based payment measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed calculation of the Potentially Avoidable Hospitalization measure in measurement year 2021 and will calculate all Category 1 measures for PACE and MAP plans for 2023.