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.