11.08.21
Late Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the temporary injunction that had allowed for a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccination under New York’s health care personnel vaccination requirement, and remanded the cases back to the lower courts for further ...
11.01.21
On October 8, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) issued a frequently asked questions document (FAQ) offering guidance for the workplace related to the state’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA).
10.18.21
The 2021 New York State Legislative session resulted in the enactment of significant legislation impacting New York’s nursing home industry.
10.11.21
The New York State Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York have announced the availability of funds under the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program III authorized in the 2018-2019 state budget.
09.07.21
The Department of Health (DOH) and Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) issued another emergency regulation this week to respond to the increasing circulation of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
08.30.21
New York State has issued an emergency regulation mandating COVID-19 vaccination of personnel in hospitals, nursing homes, D&TCs, ACFs, LHCSAs, CHHAs and hospices (collectively referred to as “Covered Entities”).
07.21.21
With the Provider Relief Fund reporting portal now open, the Department of Health & Human Services has released additional guidance to providers on the reporting requirements and use of funds through two recent updates.
07.19.21
On July 6, the NYSDOL published the Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard, a model airborne infectious disease exposure prevention plan and various industry-specific model plans for the prevention of airborne infectious disease, as required by the New York Health and ...
06.28.21
During his press conference last week, Governor Cuomo announced that his administration would allow the State Disaster Emergency (SDE) declaration to expire at the end of the day on June 24 and would not be renewed.
06.23.21
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements and FAQs on June 11.