The following is from the Advanced Cash Payment Directive slide of NYS Office of Mental Health’s Mental Health Advanced Cash Payment Requirements PowerPoint. New York State directed several MCOs to resolve outstanding claiming issues with providers by February 24, 2019. By February 24, 2019, MCOs and … Read More
Launching Children’s HCBS + Children and Family Treatment and Support Services
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SAE can assist with the project launches of Children’s HCBS and Children and Family Treatment and Support Services. SAE’s capabilities include: Operational workflow analysis for new service launches; Clinical training of staff to meet requirements of the new service launches; and Quality Improvement guidance … Read More
Transition Plan for Children’s Medicaid Health and Behavioral Health System Transformation
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The NYS Children Transition Timeline has been released. New York Children’s Health and Behavioral Health Benefits Draft Final Transition Plan for the Children’s Medicaid Health and Behavioral Health System Transformation To be Implemented January 2019 New State Plan Service: Other Licensed Practitioner (OLP) Services transitioning from 1915-c … Read More
IMPORTANT: NYS Readiness Funds for Child-Focused HCBS
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New York State announced the designated providers for Children and Family Treatment and Support Services / Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). Services originally designated as State Plan Amendments (SPA) are now termed specifically as Children and Family Treatment and Support Services. These newly aligned Medicaid … Read More
NYS Department of Health Releases HARP Guidance for HCBS Providers
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New York State Department of Health released guidance for HCBS providers regarding HARP and HARP-Eligible members. Click the button on the right to access the document: Guidance for Improving Access to Adult Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (BH HCBS) for HARP and HARP-Eligible … Read More
A New York Minute Update: HCBS, Rural Health, Supportive Housing
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State Designated Entity and BH HCBS Quality/Infrastructure Funds: Increasing Access & Utilization for Adult BH HCBS New York State provided an update on HCBS and moving forward with managed care contracting. MCTAC and State partners from OMH and OASAS held a series of in person … Read More
Medicaid Redesign Team Update on HARPs Rates
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The New York State Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) recently released its MRT “Boo-Yah!” Report covering projects completed between December 2017 and February 2018. “The transition of Medicaid Behavioral Health services from a primarily fee-for-service environment to a managed care environment was an initiative of … Read More
CCO/HH Applications To Serve Individuals With Intellectual And/Or Developmental Disabilities Due November 30
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This month, Kerry Delaney, Acting Commissioner of the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), announced the final Care Coordination Organization / Health Home Application to Serve Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities. Click here to view the full announcement. Applications are due November 30, … Read More
New York State Departments Host Webinar Addressing Children’s Medicaid Transformation
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Early this month, the New York State Departments (Department of Health, Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services, Office of Children and Family Services, and Office for People with Developmental Disabilities) hosted their monthly Children’s Medicaid Transformation webinar. Slides from that … Read More
HCBS Guidance For NYS Children’s Medicaid System Transformation
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Recently, the NYS Department of Health (DOH), Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS), Office of Mental Health (OMH), and Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) have been releasing materials to address the Medicaid Children’s … Read More