NYLAG Comments filed on Sept. 8, 2020 on Proposed Changes to State Regulations for Medicaid Managed Care Appeals and Fair Hearings. The proposed amendments implement the "exhaustion" requirements implemented in NYS in 2018, implementing federal changes adopted in 2016.

HRA MICSA Alert: Asset Verification System (AVS) Expanded to Hospital Eligibility and Client Representative Case Submissions (11/29/2019)(revised)

NYC MICSA Medicaid Alert with attached forms including "Discharge Alert" 259d that nursing home physician must sign and home must submit to Medicaid to certify that a resident has a reasonable expectation to return home, which entitles resident to community budgeting (non-chronic care) - so they keep entire community Medicaid allowance rather than only $50/month. Form replaces 1159. PDF includes - Form 259f Notice of Discharge revised 2018-07-31 (now includes check-off that resident advised of Special Income Standard for those discharged from NH to MLTC) ; Form 259e (Change/Cancellation of Discharge Plan), 259g (Respite Alert), 259t (updated 5/2020) -- all forms used by nursing homes to inform HRA/MICSA of discharge plan for community budgeting or respite admission. This PDF has updated forms as of 9/23/20 from NYC MARC website.

NYC HRA Form to use any time notifying HRA of change or requesting a change in budgeting. Use for requesting Special Income Disregard for Housing, Spousal Impoverishment budgeting, Pooled Trust budgeting, etc. (Form updated 2-18-2020) check for updates here https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/services/health/MAP-751K.pdf

NYC HRA Form MAPDR-01
2020 NYS Income and Resource Standards and Federal Poverty Levels (FPL)
Dated 3-13-2020

Income and Resource levels for Medicaid and other public health programs in NYS for 2001 - 2019. Includes Medicare Savings Programs, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Spousal Impoverishment levels, MBI-WPD, etc.

Training provides framework for understanding the changes to Medicaid effective 2014, including: new categories, new income levels, new budgeting and new benefits.

NYC Medicaid office moved from 330 West 34th Street to 785 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11238 in May 2013. Contact numbers at that office listed in this document.

Training Outline for Advocates on Supplemental Needs Trusts (SNTs) (including individual and pooled), and the affect of SNTs on various public benefit programs. (updated 1-9-2019). Update includes new section on Veteran's Pension benefits, expanded information on Temporary/Public cash assistance and HASA, 2018 changes in the SSA POMS regarding expenses SNT's may pay; ABLE accounts as alternative to SNTs and updated section on Public Housing and Section 8 and SNTs.