Volume 3, Issue 6 | June 2025

HCANYS Top 5 is a monthly newsletter with you in mind. These are the top five things happening in home care right now. Take a few minutes to see what's going on, including information specific to HCANYS members.

SEPSIS SUMMIT

Register Now for the New York Statewide Sepsis Summit on June 25th in Albany


The forthcoming agenda will include critical information on sepsis developments across the continuum of care, sepsis data, program and clinical interventions, and the latest in sepsis related research, education, and policy.



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CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to HCANYS Doctor of Medicine Graduates!


HCANYS extends association-wide congratulations to “our own” medical student interns who, on Thursday, May 8 were conferred their Doctor of Medicine degrees at Albany Medical College’s 187 Commencement Ceremonies in Saratoga Springs, NY.


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MEDICAID COST REPORT

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DOH Launches 2024 Home Care Cost Report Tool


Applicable providers will have 90 days to complete the cost report. Cost report submissions will be due on Friday, August 29, 2025.  



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LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Employee Rights Working Benefits Skill Career Compensation Concept

Federal Independent Contractor Classification Enforcement Changes Do Not Impact NYS Employers


On matters of independent contractor classification, Agencies should continue to follow New York case law, which continues to require consideration of the following four elements: (1) whether the principal (employer) retains the power to select and engage the servant; (2) the principal’s methods of payment for services rendered by the servant; (3) whether the principal has the power to dismiss the servant; and (4) the extent of the principal’s power of direction and control over the servant’s activities. The right to control is the key factor in this determination. 


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IMMIGRATION

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Changes to Form I-9 and E-Verify Updates


In response to recent Trump Administration actions, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made minor changes to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to align with statutory language, and updated the DHS Privacy Notice. 


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