NYS DOH rescinds some home care COVID rules – in-person UAS now required

Rescission of COVID-19 Guidance for the Authorization of Community Based Long Term Services and Supports Covered by Medicaid  RESCINDS the following guidance:

• April 8, 2020 updating Mar. 18, 2020 –  COVID-19 Guidance for the Authorization of Community Based Long-Term Services and Supports Covered by Medicaid – UPDATED 4.8.20   RESCINDED 7/26/21 but gives “transition guidance” that continues some of the COVID rules, 

A link to and summary of the guidance is now posted in NYLAG’s COVID article here – in addition to requiring that the UAS be done in-person, doctors may no longer phone in M11qs/physician orders.