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June 16, 2025 | Volume 10, Issue No. 23
New! HCA E&R Hearts in Home Care Nurse Scholarship Available!
Applications are now being accepted for HCANYS' newly-established Hearts in Home Care Nurse Scholarship (HHCNS), which is designed to provide home care and hospice providers with the opportunity to offer a scholarship to support the career advancement of current employees.
NYS 2025 Legislative Session – The Latest News & Developments
As the legislative session continues to wind down, HCANYS will remain active in its advocacy efforts and provide more information and updates as they become available. HCANYS will also be on alert for potential special sessions of the state legislature in the wake of possible federal actions in the coming months.
CDPAP Statewide Fiscal Intermediary Update: Latest News and Developments From Mid June 2025
HCANYS will continue to provide relevant updates on CDPAP/SFI as information and news become available.
Managed Care Policy and Planning Updates – June 2025
Some of the important issues discussed in the meeting included Behavioral Health updates, Patient Centered Medical Home Program updates, Social Adult Day Care, and the New York Independent Assessor Program.
HCANYS Comments on CMS’ FY 2026 Hospice Proposed Rule
In the comments, HCANYS Vice President for Finance and Management Patrick Conole writes that the proposed 2.4 percent hospice payment update is inadequate and should be revised by Congress when considering new factors.
The Latest From DOH - June 2025
On June 12 2025, HCANYS and other associations representing the long-term care continuum met with the state Department of Health (DOH) Office of Aging and Long Term Care (OALTC). The DOH holds meetings with the associations to provide updates and give the participants the opportunity to raise any issues.
Increased Daily Jury Duty Fee Now In Effect
As of June 8, 2025, most employers with 11 or more employees must pay their employees who are absent for jury duty at a daily rate of $72 for the first three days of jury duty.
EEO-1 Report Filing Deadline Next Week
The collection period will not extend beyond the Tuesday, June 24, 2025 “Published Due Date” deadline.
Further Revisions to Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)
Changes were made based on feedback from stakeholders in response to the version of the MOLST form released on May 1, 2025.
NGS Closed for Juneteenth Holiday
National Government Services (NGS), New York’s principal Medicaid Administrative Contractor (MAC), for home health and hospice providers will be closed on Thursday June 19 in observance of Juneteenth holiday. This includes the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Help Desk, Provider Contact Center, Provider Enrollment Line, and Telephone Reopening Unit.
Join Us For The New York Statewide Sepsis Summit on June 25th in Albany!
Hear the latest in new policies and developments, discuss the mutual challenges, and see how you and colleagues can further your collaboration on solutions saving health, lives, and costs.
OMIG to Host Health Care Provider Engagement Forum on June 25
The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) will host a health care provider engagement forum on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Erie County Community College in Buffalo, N.Y., regarding the agency’s Medicaid program integrity efforts.
Recorded Trainings Available: Co-Occurring Mental/Behavioral and Physical Health
These trainings advance the skills and knowledge of staff for the care and support of patients who have co-occurring mental/behavioral health and physical health conditions.
DOH Lunch and Learn Series Posted to NY Learns Public Health, Learning Management System
HCANYS encourages members to take advantage of these offerings on compliance, surveys and a host of topics.
Now Available! Zone Tools and Patient Resources in Several Languages
A new course is now available on HCA E&R’s Learning containing several resources and zone tools in multiple languages.
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