IMPORTANT NOTICE TO 1915(c) CHILDREN’S WAIVER RESPITE HCBS PROVIDERS:
The New York State Department of Health is evaluating various policy flexibilities allowed during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and determining which flexibilities will be ending and which ones will be extended (temporarily/permanently).
Effective January 1, 2023, the Children’s Respite Services flexibility will end and providers are required to revert to the original guidance provided in the HCBS Manual. Read the guidance here.
last updated: December 14, 2022