HRA MICSA Alerts are periodic announcements of policy, staff and office changes published by the Medical Insurance and Community Services Administration (MICSA). MICSA is the part of New York City’s Human Resource Administration (HRA) that administers HRA’s medically- related programs such as the Medical Assistance Program (MAP). MAP determines which New Yorkers are eligible for Medicaid and Family Health Plus. MICSA also administers the Home Care Services Program (HCSP). HCSP CASA's administer NYC'S home care programs for Medicaid eligible elderly and disabled New Yorkers.
When policy changes occur within MICSA’s programs considered important enough to be of concern to Home Care Providers, Home Health agencies, hospitals, and other community based organizations, MICSA sends out an announcement of the changes known as a Medicaid Alert. These announcements are sent out to community based organizations periodically throughout the year.
Medicaid Alerts may be useful by advocates in verifying policy changes to frontline Medicaid workers. We have compiled ones that are pertinent as of November 2010. They are organized in 3 general categories:
- Medicaid Eligibility & Procedures - include applications, renewals, verification of citizenship/immigration status, etc.
- Medicaid Home Care
- Medicaid/CASA Office Relocations & Staff
Within each category, they are listed chronologically with a KEY TOPIC for ease in finding pertinent directives.
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MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND PROCEDURES
DATE TOPIC TITLE
2013
2013-5-6 Office Relocation PHASE V-Relocation of MICSA 34th Street Offices to Brooklyn
2013-5-1 Office Relocation SPECIAL TBI & NHTD-Relocation fo MICSA 34th Street Office to Brooklyn
2013-4-30 Office Relocation PHASE IV-Relocation of MICSA 34th Street Offices to Brookyn
2013-4-24 Office Relocation PHASE II-III-Relocation of MICSA 34th Street Offices to Brooklyn
2013-4-18 LTHHCP\Lombardi Mandatory Enrollment of LTHHCP Consumers in Managed Care
2013-4-16 Office Relocation PHASE I-Relocation of MICSA 34th Street Offices to Brooklyn
2013-4-3 Office Relocation Relocation of MICSA 34th Street Offices to Brooklyn
2013-3-05 MA Eligibility Social Security Verification--No Proof of SSA Income Required at Applications or Renewals
2013-2-19 MLTC Special Income Standard for Housing Expenses for Individuals Discharged from NH to MLTC
2013-1-24 Pooled Trusts Medical Evidence Gathering for Adult Disability Determinations
2012
2012-12-28
Transportation
- CDPAP must be accessed through Medicaid managed care plans effective 11/1/12 for those enrolled in these plans (people with Medicaid but not Medicare statewide), or through Managed Long Term Care plans, for people who have Medicaid and Medicare in NYC
for calling HRA Helpline 1-888-692-6116
people not in but applying for a waiver
2012-09-06 Managed Long Term Care Mandatory Enrollment into Managed Long Term Care
2012-07-03 Managed Long Term Care Mandatory Enrollment into Managed Long Term Care
2012-03-27 Managed Care MAPDR-21 Medicaid Managed Care Exemptions and Exclusions
2011
2011-12-30 MANUAL MAILING - Discontinued Manual Mailing of Medicaid Alerts
2011-05-03 RENEWALS - Expansion of Attestation of Income, Resources, and Residence for SSI-related (DAB) Renewals
Announces expansion of ability to "attest," rather than verify with documentation, certain eligibility criteria during the annual renewals for Medicaid for "DAB" population - Disabled, Aged 65+, Blind. May attest to income, resources, and change of residency. This includes those receiving Community-Based Long-Term Care Services, which is new.
2011-03-16 MEDICAID FAIR HEARINGS Relocation of Fair Hearing and Conference Unit to 111 Livingston St.,Brooklyn
2010
2010-07-02 APPLICATIONS Financial Maintenance Requirements for Medicaid and Family Health Plus
2010-07-01 APPLICATIONS Revisions to Health Insurance Application 4220 and Access NY Supplement A
2010-06-30 CITIZENSHIP PROOF Puerto Rican Birth Certificates
2010-06-08- UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS - EMERGENCY MEDICAID
2010-04-26 APPLICATIONS Elimination of the Face to Face Interview for Medicaid Family Health Plus applicants
2010-02-26 UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS Temporary Protected Status for Undocumented Haitian Immigrants
2010-01 2010 INCOME LEVELS Medicaid Income and Resource Levels 2010
2010-01 MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAM Disregard of Income Placed in Pooled Trust when Applying for MSP Program
2010-01 RESOURCE LEVELS Elimination of Resource Limit for Non-SSI Related Medicaid
2001
2001-05-30 NURSING HOMES Nursing Home Expedited Discharge Program
MEDICAID HOME CARE
DATE TOPIC TITLE
2012
- CDPAP must be accessed through Medicaid managed care plans effective 11/1/12 for those enrolled in these plans (people with Medicaid but not Medicare statewide), or through Managed Long Term Care plans, for people who have Medicaid and Medicare in NYC)
people not in but applying for a waiver (this affects some Medicaid personal care recipients receiving CASA home care who in summer/fall 2012 are receiving notices that their exemption from managed care has ended and they must join a mainstream
managed care plan2012-09-06 Managed Long Term Care Mandatory Enrollment into Managed Long Term Care
2012-07-03 Managed Long Term Care Mandatory Enrollment into Managed Long Term Care
2011
2011-05-02 CASA III Relocated Merger of CASA III with CASA V
2011-03-16 Home Care Fair Hearings Relocation of Fair Hearing and Conference Unit to 111 Livingston St.,Brooklyn
2010
2010-08-25 Applications Relocation and New Address of Central Intake Office to Submit M11Q
2009
2009-11-05 APPLICATIONS Revised MIIQ for Home Care
2008
2008-04 RECERTIFICATIONS Mail Renewal 30 Day Grace Period
MEDICAID/CASA OFFICE RELOCATIONS and STAFF
DATE TOPIC TITLE
2012
2011
2011-03-16 OFFICE MOVED Relocation of Fair Hearing and Conference Unit to 111 Livingston St.,Brooklyn
2010
2010-10-14 OFFICE MOVED Relocation of the CASA VII Office.
2010-10-12 OFFICE MOVED Relocation of the Long Term Health Care Program Brooklyn Units
2010-08-25 OFFICE MOVED Relocation of HCSP, Central Intake and BMPR
2010-04-22 CONTACT LIST Updated Nursing Home Eligibility Division Telephone and Address Directory
2010-03-16 CONTACT LIST New Contact Numbers for MAP Dialysis Unit
2009
2009-09-11 OFFICE MOVED NYC Health and Human Services has new office at 622 W 168th St Manhattan
