As New York officials work to reduce the spread of COVID-19, our Manatt team, located in the heart of state government in Albany, NY, has created a resource center for the state’s key executive orders and agency guidance. Current areas of interest highlighted include:
- Executive Orders and Guidance
- Empire State Development Guidance
- State Agency Guidance
- Telehealth Guidance
- Labor and Employment Guidance
- Emergency Funding
New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Tracker
Department of Health (DOH)
General Updates
DAL 20-19 ACF Legal Services Agencies and Community Resources Providing Resident Advocacy Services Guide New
DAL 20-07 Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Funds: Communication Devices (Updated 7/24/20) New
NYSDOH Field Guidance Blue-Algae and Regulated Bathing Beaches
Drinking Water Sample Submittal to Wadsworth Center Laboratory for Blue-Green Algae
MLTC Policy 20.02: Moratorium on Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans
MLTC Policy 20.03: Non-emergency Transportation in the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program
Transition (Carve-Out) of the Pharmacy Benefit from Managed Care to Fee-for-Service (FFS)
PEP to Prevent HIV Infection
DAL NH 20-08 Heat Advisory
DAL 20-16, DHCBS 20-09, NH 20-06 CHRC Fee Increase
DAL 20-15: Adult Care Facility Warm Weather Advisory
COVID-19 Updates
DAL NH 20-03 Notification on Non-emergent Resident Transfers to the Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facilities
The New York State Department of Health and State Office for the Aging Announce Plan to Improve Support Services for Long Term Care Residents and their Families
Interim Guidance for In-Person Instruction at Pre-K to Grade 12 Schools During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
DOH Emergency Health Order on Out of State Travel to New York State
Health Advisory: COVID–19 Cases in Nursing Homes and Adult Care Facilities (Updated 7/10/2020)
NYS Department of Health Presentation on Supporting Healthcare Provider Well-Being in COVID & Beyond (7/09/2020)
An update for NYS Healthcare Providers on COVID-19 (7/16/2020)
New York State Department of Health Announces Study on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
New York State Department of Health and New York State Department of Labor Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Sick Leave for Health Care Employers
New York State Department of Health Announces Counties Across the State to Receive Million from Enhanced Medicaid Funds in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
New York State Department of Health Guidance to Early Intervention Providers Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Interim Guidance on Executive Orders 202.17 and 202.18 Requiring Face Coverings in Public During COVID-19 Outbreak
Bureau of Early Intervention Technical Assistance
Update: Home and Community-Based Services Regarding COVID-19
COVID-19 Hospital Visitation Program
Updated Interim Guidance for Graduation Celebrations During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
Updated Guidance for Resumption of Non-Essential Elective Surgeries and Non-Urgent Procedures in Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Office Based Surgery Practices and Diagnostic and Treatment Centers
COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
Interim Guidance for Graduation Celebrations During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Interim Advisory for In-Person Special Education Services and Instruction During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Health Advisory: Nursing Home Cohorting FAQs
Updated Interim guidance: Protocol for COVID-19 Testing Applicable to All Health Care Providers and Local Health Departments
Interim Guidance for Public and Private Employees Returning to Work Following COVID-19 Infection or Exposure
Health Advisory - Symptom Based Strategy to Discontinue Home Isolation for Persons with Covid-19
New York State Medicaid Fee-for-Services (FFS) Policy and Billing Guidance for COVID-19 Testing and Specimen Collection at Pharmacies (Updated 6/17/2020)
New York State Medicaid Billing Guidance for COVID-19 Testing and Specimen Collection
Health Advisory: COVID-19 Updated Guidance for Hospital Operators Regarding Visitation
Informational Message: COVID-19 Pilot Hospital Visitation Program
Health Advisory: Ensuring Access to Health Care Services During COVID-19
Health Advisory: Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Specimen Collection Training for Unlicensed Individuals
Health Advisory: Authorization of Licensed Pharmacists to order COVID-19 Tests
Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Sick Leave for Health Care Employers
Resumption of Elective Outpatient Surgeries and Non-Urgent Procedures (Deferred Procedures) in Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Office-Based Surgery Practices and Diagnostic and Treatment Centers in Counties Without a Significant Risk of COVID-19 Surge (Updated 5/19/2020)
Health Advisory: Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Temporally Associated with COVID-19 Interim Case Definition in New York State
Required COVID-19 Testing for all Nursing Home and Adult Care Facility Personnel
Nursing Home Assistance and Coordination Center (NHACC)
COVID-19 Directive to Increase Availability of Beds by a Minimum of 50% And Provide Necessary Staffing and Equipment
Emergency regulation approved March 9, 2020 by the Public Health and Health Planning Council (“PHHPC”)
These regulations clarify the authority and duty of the New York State Department of Health (“Department”) and local health departments to protect the public in the event of an outbreak of communicable disease, through appropriate public health orders issued to persons diagnosed with or exposed to a communicable disease. These regulations also require hospitals to report syndromic surveillance data to the Department upon direction from the Commissioner and clarify reporting requirements for clinical laboratories with respect to communicable diseases.
Webinar for NYS DOH Health Care Providers: Update on COVID–19 for NYS Healthcare Providers
Health Advisory: COVID–19 Cases in Nursing Homes and Adult Care Facilities
Immediate Temporary Suspension of Statewide Adult Day Health Care Program Services as a Response to COVID–19
Medicaid Update Special Edition: New York State Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement Policy for Services Related to COVID–19
New York State COVID-19 Volunteer and Donation Assistance Program
New York State Medicaid Prescriber Education Program – COVID-19 Drug Topics
COVID-19 GUIDANCE
- Nursing Home Obligations under Public Health Law and Regulations to Ensure All Residents Receive the Care They Need
- Guidance to Address Employees of Healthcare Facilities Suspected of or Confirmed to be Positive for the COVID-19 Virus
- Health Advisory: Reporting Requirements for ALL Laboratory Results for SARS-CoV-2, Including all Molecular, Antigen, and Serological Tests (including “Rapid” Tests) and Ensuring Complete Reporting of Patient Demographics
- Health Advisory: COVID-19 Serology Testing
- COVID-19 Directive Regarding the Resumption of Elective Outpatient Surgeries and Procedures in General Hospitals in Counties and Facilities without a Significant Risk of COVID-19 Surge
- Updated Interim Guidance: Protocol for COVID-19 Testing Applicable to All Health Care Providers and Local Health Departments
- CDC Weekly Key Messages – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Medicaid Providers
- Voluntary Plan of Care Schedule Change
- Health Advisory: Discontinuation of Isolation for Patients with COVID-19 Who Are Hospitalized or in Nursing Homes, Adult Care Homes, or Other Congregate Settings with Vulnerable Residents
- Guidance for Health Care Facilities Regarding Management of Decedent Personal Effects
- Guidance for Nursing Homes on Managing Resident Deaths During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Guidance for Private Physician Practices Operating Specimen Collection Sites
- Guidance for Resident and Family Communications in Adult Care Facilities and Nursing Homes
- COVID-19 Control Measures for Adult Care Facilities
- Health Homes
- 1915(c) HCBS Children’s Waiver for Children’s Health Homes and Children, Youth Evaluation Services (C-YES), HCBS Providers, and MMCP/HIV SNP
- Medicaid Changes to Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Policy
- Medicaid Changes to Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policy
- Infection Control in NYS DOH Supportive Housing Programs in Response to COVID–19
- Cleaning and Disinfection of Public and Private Facilities for COVID-19
- Emergency Response to COVID–19 Office of Health Insurance Programs
- Medicaid Pharmacies Regarding the Declared Disaster Emergency in the State of New York over COVID–19
- Transportation Managers and Brokers
- Facilitated Enrollment Agencies for the Aged, Blind and Disabled
- Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 1915 (c) Medicaid Waiver Providers in Response to COVID–19
- Designated Children and Family Treatment and Support Services
- Authorization of Community–Based, Long–Term Services and Supports Covered by Medicaid in response to COVID–19
- Certified Home Health Agencies, Long Term Home Health Care Programs, Hospices, and Licensed Home Care Services Agencies Related to COVID–19
- Home and Community–Based Services (HCBS) Providers Serving Children/Youth Under the 1915(c) Children´s Waiver Related to COVID–19
- Health Homes Serving Adults, Health Homes Serving Children/Youth, and Care Coordination Organization/Health Homes (CCO/HH) Related to COVID–19
- Interim Containment Guidance: Precautionary Quarantine, Mandatory Quarantine and Mandatory Isolation Applicable to all Local Health Departments (LHD)
- Child Health Plus (CHPlus) family premium contributions during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Health Advisory: Updated Protocols for Personnel in Healthcare and Other Direct Care Settings to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure or Infection New
- General Information System Message – Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Medicaid Eligibility Processes During Emergency Period
- Health Advisory: CMS Releases 1135 Waivers to Address an Adequate Supply of Workforce Staff and Facilities
- Resident and Family Communication in Adult Care Facilities (ACFs) and Nursing Homes (NHs)
- Inpatient, Rehabilitation, and Skilled Nursing Facilities and Other Health Care Providers on Suspension of Health Plan Utilization Review Requirements
- Health Advisory: Options when Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is in Short Supply or Not Available
- Guidance for Managed Care Organization Contracting and Surveillance Relief
- Guidance for 1915(c) Children´s Waiver Home and Community Based Services Regarding Respite Services
- Response to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) Providers
- DAL: Temporarily Suspended Regulations for CHHAs, LTHHCPs, LHCSAs, AIDS Home Care Programs and Hospices
- NYS DOH Medicaid Update Special Edition: Medicaid Program Launches Online Medicaid Provider Enrollment
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) (CMS Guidance)
- Guidance issued by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to all Programs of All–Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Organizations (POs) in response to COVID–19 (CMS Guidance)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage FAQs (CMS Guidance)
Office of Mental Health (OMH)
Streamlined Process to Permanently Add Telemental Health as an Optional/Additional Service New
Infection Control Guidance for Reopening Public Mental Health System Sites
COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for OMH Residential and Site-Based Programs
COVID-19 Disaster and Emergency FAQs (Updated 06/11/2020)
COVID-19 Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) FAQs
COVID-19 Supportive Housing FAQs
Psychiatric Center Admissions Screening Form (3/23/2020)
Calendar Year 2019 Consolidated Fiscal Report Due Date Extension
WEBINARS
COVID-19 GUIDANCE
Office of Addiction Services and Support (OASAS)
Webinar – Telehealth for OMH and OASAS providers during the COVID-19 State of Emergency
COVID-19 GUIDANCE
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
COVID-19 GUIDANCE
Department of Financial Services (DFS)
Emergency Adoption of the 57th Amendment to Regulation 62 (11 NYCRR 52) – Minimum Standards For Form, Content And Sale Of Health Insurance, Including Standards Of Full And Fair Disclosure
Emergency Regulation Requiring New York Regulated Financial Institutions To Provide Financial Relief To New Yorkers Demonstrating Financial Hardship from COVID-19 Pandemic
New Emergency Regulation Requiring Commercial Health Insurers to Defer Payment of Premiums Through June 1st For Consumers & Businesses Experiencing Financial Hardship During Covid-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 GUIDANCE
Department of Labor
Guidance on Use of COVID-19 Sick Leave for Health Care Employers
Unemployment Insurance
Department of Environmental Conservation
Waste and Recyclables Essential Services Statement
Department of Agriculture & Markets
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): What You Need to Know
New York State Education Department
Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York’s Schools Reopening Guidance
Guidance for Colleges & Universities
Guidance for Licensed Professionals
Guidance for Adult Education Programs
Department of Taxation and Finance
Tax relief for quarterly and annual filers sales tax vendors affected by COVID-19
NYS Attorney General
Guidance for Charitable Nonprofit Organizations Facing the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic
