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Types of Medicaid Home Care in NYS
The Various Types of Medicaid Home Care in New York State
New York State has a range of Medicaid home care service programs, each oriented toward slightly different needs and sometimes to different populations. These programs are listed below, with links to detailed information posted on this site. Beginning in September 2012, for ADULTS age 21+ who...
Medicaid Personal Care or Home Attendant Services
The Medicaid program in New York State covers a type of home care services called Personal Care services (aka PCS or "home attendant"). This is a service under NYS's "State Medicaid Plan," which means that the rules described here apply whether the consumer receives it under fee-for service from...
Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State - Big Changes Coming 2025!
For updates about the transition to the new NYS "Single Fiscal Intermediary" (FI) and NYLAG's lawsuit challenging it - please see See this article for latest news and links to press coverage. See more about litigation and advocacy here. Editorial: CDPAP transition is a looming care crisis;...
Medicaid Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) Services
A Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) provides what is commonly known as “visiting nurse” services, as well as physical or occupational or speech therapy (PT/OT) in the home, "home health aide" (HHA) services, and medical supplies. The nursing visits are "part-time or intermittent " and NOT...
Medicaid Short-Term Rehabilitation Benefit
As you may know, there are three different levels of Medicaid coverage in New York State, each with different resource documentation requirements. These can be summarized as follows (see this more detailed chart): Level of Coverage: Community Coverage Without Long-Term Care Community...
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Programs in New York State
June 2025 ALERT: NYS DOH has proposed to cap the number of people who may enroll in the Nursing Home Transition & Diversion Waiver (NHTD). See more here. IN THIS ARTICLE Introdution to Home & Community Based Waivers Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) waiver Nursing Home Transition &...
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT)
Note: For a quick introduction to EPSDT, see the attached powerpoint titled "NYLAG Presentation on EPSDT." Please feel free to share those slides, as well as the material below, widely. In this article: Part 1 - Basics about EPSDT Requirements Part 2 - Select Services that Must be Covered...


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