DOH Notices and Policies
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DOH Notices and Policies
State's Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Standards Take Effect Despite Statewide Health Care Staffing Emergency The Governor extended the health care staffing emergency, but lifted the freeze on enforcement of nursing home staffing mandates. As a result, certain staffing flexibilities were continued, but nurse and aide minimum staffing levels took effect on April 1st. LeadingAge NY is providing members with resources to respond to the requirements.
- April 5, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
DOH Issues DAL on Implementation of Nursing Home Minimum Staffing and Minimum Direct Care Spending Requirements Requirements in effect as of April 1, 2022.
- March 31, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
New Notice Requirements for Transfers of Nursing Home Ownership or Control Outlined in DOH Directive Nursing home and applicant must provide and document notices to residents, staff, and union representatives within 30 days of application acknowledgment and within 24 hours of scheduling of PHHPC consideration.
- March 29, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Report to Open April 1st Report must be electronically submitted to DOH by June 1st.
- March 29, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
LeadingAge NY Nursing Home State Compliance Tool Updated The tool provides a list of state law requirements imposed on nursing homes in 2021 and 2022, with links to associated regulations and summaries.
- March 15, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
Healthy Aging and New Nursing Home Transfer of Ownership Regulations Discussed at PHHPC Meetings The Public Health and Health Planning Council reviewed the progress of the State's Prevention Agenda and healthy aging initiatives on March 1st and considered nursing home transfer of ownership applications under new character and competence regulations on March 2nd. LeadingAge NY offered comments on the State's Medicaid waiver concept paper and its approach to healthy aging at the March 1st meeting.
- March 7, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program III RFA Deadline Extended to Feb. 22nd Providers can reopen their applications to rework and resubmit.
- February 15, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
LeadingAge NY Comments on Proposed Nursing Home Minimum Nurse Staffing, Direct Care Spending, and Establishment Regulations The three regulations arose out of legislation enacted in 2021. LeadingAge NY's comments highlighted flaws in the underlying assumptions of the statutes and regulations and issues requiring clarification, correction, or elaboration.
- January 18, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
DOH Processing Next Batch Disenrollment from MLTC Next round of long-stay nursing home residents enrolled in Partially Capitated Medicaid MLTC will transfer to Medicaid FFS on Feb. 1st.
- January 18, 2022
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DOH Notices and Policies
DOH Extends Submission Deadline for Health Care Transformation Grant Applications Deadline is extended to Feb. 15th; members may reopen submitted applications to continue their work.
- January 18, 2022
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