HCBS Overview
Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are Medicaid-funded programs that provide long-term care and support to individuals in their homes or community settings, rather than in institutional facilities like nursing homes.
» HCBS Overview
HCBS DALs
HCBS Legal Summary
An overview of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Final Rule as it relates to assisted living communities. Includes regulatory expectations, compliance requirements, and how your community can align with person-centered, community-integrated standards of care.
» Legal Update
Final Rule Compliance Assessment Training
This assessment outlines the background and requirements for Final Rule compliance, including who must complete it, necessary pre-planning, and a section-by-section review. It also covers due dates based on Adult Care Facility licensure type and available resources for assistance.
» Final Rule Compliance Assessment Training
HCBS Compliance Assessment Survey Preparation
Facilities must address the Department of Health’s required topics by developing appropriate policies and procedures within their communities.
» Drupal Survey Prep 2
HCBS Compliance Assessment
New York State Adult Care Facilities that have one or more residents receiving Medicaid-funded Home and Community-Based Services are required to comply with the Final Rule. This assessment is a crucial component of the New York State remediation plan and can also help facilities evaluate their compliance with newly implemented adult care facility regulations.
» Compliance Assessment
HCBS Compliance Assessment Survey Preparation
This tool is to assist communities with auditing their HCBS policies and procedures.
» HCBS Compliance Assessment Survey Preparation
Compliance Considerations & Person-Centered Service Plan Documentation Status Check Tool
This tool is to assist communities with auditing their HCBS policies & procedures.
» Documentation Status Check Tool
Person-Centered Planning
The New York State Department of Health hosted a “Person-Centered Planning – Lessons from the Field” webinar April 8, 2019 featuring three Home and Community-Based Service provider exemplars in person-centered care delivery. The providers shared how they use best and promising practices within an Adult Care Facility, Adult Day Health Care Center, and Social Adult Day Program.
» “Lessons from the Field” NYSDOH Webinar
