New York State Register

Subject: General Hospital Medical Staff Recertification. Purpose: To change the medical staff recredentialing timeframe from every two years to every three years.

Subject: Communicable Diseases Reporting and Control - Adding Respi- ratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Varicella. Purpose: To add Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Varicella to the list of diseases.

Subject: Newborn Hearing Screening. Purpose: To improve follow-up after newborn hearing screening and ar- ticulate reporting requirements.

Subject: Educational Requirements for Certified Emergency Medical Ser- vices Providers. Purpose: To improve the overall educational and certification experience that will ease barriers to recruitment of individuals.

Subject: Hospital Cybersecurity Requirements. Purpose: To create cybersecurity program requirements at all Article 28 regulated facilities.

Subject: Adult Day Health Care. Purpose: To regulate adult day health care programs for registrants with medical needs in a non-residential health care facility.

Subject: Adult Care Facilities. Purpose: To ensure consistency with various policy interpretations and compliance with the Federal home and community based settings final rule.

Subject: Hospital and Nursing Home Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements. Purpose: To ensure that all general hospitals and nursing homes maintain a 60-day supply of PPE.

Subject: Updated Quality Improvement Committee Requirements. Purpose: To update quality improvement committee requirements of adult homes and residences for adults.

Subject: Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Purpose: To clarify language relative to access by the long-term care ombudsmen and adding reference to section 218 of Elder Law.

Subject: Medical Respite Program (MRP). Purpose: Establish procedures for review and approval of applications from a not-for-profit corporation to be certified as an MRP operator.

Subject: Nursing Home Rate Appeal Prioritization Guidelines. Purpose: To amend current appeal submission and processing requirements.

Subject: Contingent Reserve Requirements for Managed Care Organiza- tions (MCOs). Purpose: Maintains the contingent reserve requirement at 7.25 percent through 2023 applied to the Medicaid Managed Care, HIV SNP and HARP programs.

Subject: Early Intervention Program. Purpose: To conform existing program regulations to Federal regulations and State statute, as well as to provide additional clarification.

Subject: Minimum Wage Increases for 2024-2026. Purpose: To implement minimum wage increases set by Labor Law Sec- tion 652 as amended in 2023.

Subject: Removal of the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Personnel in Covered Entities. Purpose: To remove the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Personnel in Covered Entities.

Subject: Investigation of Communicable Disease. Purpose: Control of communicable disease.

Subject: Trauma Centers - Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient. Purpose: To update the edition of Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient from 2014 to 2022.

Subject: Investigation of Communicable Disease. Purpose: Control of communicable disease.

Subject: Communicable Diseases Reporting and Control — Adding Re- spiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Varicella. Purpose: To add Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Varicella to the list of diseases.

Subject: Lead Testing in School Drinking Water. Purpose: Lower action level for lead in school drinking water from 15 parts per billion (ppb) to 5 ppb and revise reporting requirements.

Subject: Utilization Reviews. Purpose: To decrease the administrative burden on enrolled Medicaid fee- for-service members and providers.

Subject: Inclusion of a Health Equity Impact Assessment as Part of the Certificate of Need (CON) Process. Purpose: To ensure community members and stakeholders are meaning- fully engaged and considered in proposed facility projects.

Subject: Expanded Syringe Access Programs (ESAPs). Purpose: To remove the requirement that ESAPs may only furnish a quantity of 10 or fewer syringes at a time.

Subject: Reconciliation mechanism. Purpose: To limit any further near-term customer bill impacts.

Subject: Petition to submeter electricity. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment and consumer protections are in place.

Subject: Hospital and Nursing Home Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements. Purpose: To ensure that all general hospitals and nursing homes maintain a 60-day supply of PPE during the COVID-19 emergency.

Subject: Investigation of Communicable Disease Purpose: Control of communicable disease.

Subject: Clinical Staffing in General Hospitals. Purpose: Requires general hospitals to have clinical staffing committees and create clinical staffing plans.

Subject: Licensure and Practice of Nursing Home Administration. Purpose: To clarify and update the nursing home administrator licensure program.

Subject: Removal of the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Personnel in Covered Entities. Purpose: To remove the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Personnel in Covered Entities.

Subject: Hospital and Nursing Home Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements. Purpose: To ensure that all general hospitals and nursing homes maintain a 60-day supply of PPE.

Subject: Humane Euthanasia of Animals. Purpose: To provide for the humane euthanasia of animals.

Subject: Perinatal Services, Perinatal Regionalization, Birthing Centers and Maternity Birthing Centers. Purpose: To update the regulatory requirements of birthing hospitals and centers to meet current standards of clinical care.

Subject: Clinical Laboratories and Blood Banks. Purpose: To allow for remote supervision and updates to provide concordance with NYSED law for qualifications of technical personnel.

Subject: Hospital and Nursing Home Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements. Purpose: To ensure that all general hospitals and nursing homes maintain a 60-day supply of PPE during the COVID-19 emergency.

Subject: Standards for Tissue Banks and Nontransplant Anatomic Banks. Purpose: To remove discriminatory requirements pertaining to reproduc- tive tissue and make technical corrections.

Subject: Update Standards for Adult Homes and Standards for Enriched Housing Programs. Purpose: To address changes required to achieve and sustain compliance with the Federal Home and Community Based Settings final rule.

Subject: Utilization Reviews. Purpose: To decrease the administrative burden on enrolled Medicaid fee- for-service members and providers.

Subject: Investigation of Communicable Disease. Purpose: Control of communicable disease.

Subject: Inclusion of a Health Equity Impact Assessment as Part of the Certificate of Need (CON) Process. Purpose: To ensure community members and stakeholders are meaning- fully engaged and considered in proposed facility projects.

Subject: Repeal of Zika Action Plan; Performance Standards. Purpose: To repeal regulatory provisions which are no longer applicable.

Subject: Assisted Living Residences. Purpose: To update admission, operator authority, personnel, environmen- tal standards and resident protections for assisted living residences.

Subject: Newborn Hearing Screening. Purpose: To improve follow-up after newborn hearing screening and ar- ticulate reporting requirements.

Subject: Contingent Reserve Requirements for Managed Care Organiza- tions (MCOs). Purpose: Maintains the contingent reserve requirement at 7.25% through 2023 applied to the Medicaid Managed Care, HIV SNP and HARP programs.

Subject: Reporting of Acute HIV Infection. Purpose: To require clinicians to report any case of acute HIV within 24 hours of diagnoses.

Subject: Clinical Laboratories and Blood Banks. Purpose: To allow for remote supervision and updates to provide concordance with NYSED law for qualifications of technical personnel.