Disabled Adult Child, Congregate Care, Supplemental Security Income, and Substantial Gainful Activity Levels

HRA Home Care Services Program had been located at 109 East 16th Street, NY, NY 10003.

Effective January 14, 2013, HRA Home Care Services program will be relocated to:
785 Atlantic Avenue, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11238

HRA MICSA ALert 11-13-2012 - UPDATE: Temporary Location of DARB (Pay-In Program for Spend-down) -- after Hurricane Sandy, couldn't send pay-in payments to 180 Water Street. This reinstates mailing to that address even though office not yet open.

Alert applicable only to authorized bulk submitters - client representatives and facilitated enrollers

MICSA Alert Dated 11/8/12 giving instructions on where to personally bring, not mail Pay-In Payments... per Hurricane Sandy

The State Department of Health has approved the following list of easements for New York City clients:
 All Medicaid closings in process will be stopped and re-implemented once the crisis is over.
 MedicaidcasesduetoexpireinNovemberorDecember,2012willreceiveanautomatic two month extension.
 No case will be closed for failure to respond to a renewal or other request for information until further notice.
 New applicants will be given an additional 7 days to respond to any request for additional information. This will extend the time to respond to 21 days.

As of Friday, November 2, 2012 all Medicaid Community Offices with the exception of Bellevue, Chinatown and Coney Island are open. Please be reminded, however, that almost all Medicaid actions can be completed by phone or mail. Additionally, most Medicaid consumers can renew their Medicaid coverage on-line at ACCESS NYC.

Many people who used to be exempt from mandatory enrollment in Medicaid managed care have been receiving notices in summer and fall 2012 telling them that their exemption has ended, and that they now have 30 days to enroll in a managed care plan. This type of managed care is sometimes called "mainstream" managed care and is for Medicaid recipients who do not have Medicare. It is different from mandatory managed long term care, which is being implemented in NYC in October 2012 for dual eligibles -- those who have Medicaid AND Medicare -- who need Medicaid home care. This is a sample notice used in NYC in August 2012.

This letter is from HRA and it provides information about the process for filing new Medicaid applications for individuals who will be seeking personal care services.