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

INTRO and RECENT UPDATES 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...

Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State

Introduction and links to info about transition to the new NYS "Single Fiscal Intermediary" (FI) This article for latest news including settlement of Calderon lawsuit PPL - the Single Fiscal Intermediary for CDPAP in NYS - Nuts & Bolts includes registration, timekeeping, requirements...

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...

Managed Long Term Care

KEY MLTC Complaint Line, Other Contacts and INTRODUCTION State MLTC Complaint Unit - MLTCComplaints@health.ny.gov or 1-866-712-7197 Enrollment complaints - call NY Medicaid Choice - 1-855-886-0570 (Advocates line) or 1-888-401-6582 (Consumers line) Report problems with...

Medicaid 1915(c) Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Programs in New York State

News Alerts Jan. 26, 2026 ALERT: The NHTD HCBS Waiver enrollment cap has been reached, so the waiver is now full. The DOH NHTD waiver website states "Because we have reached the approved maximum number of participants, we cannot process any additional referrals to the Nursing Home Transition and...

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...