PURSUANT to the Open Meetings Law, the New York State Civil Service Commission hereby gives public notice of the following:

Please take notice that the regular monthly meeting of the State Civil Service Commission for February 2015 will be conducted on February 10 and February 11 commencing at 10:00 a.m. This meeting will be conducted at NYS Media Services Center, Suite 146, South Concourse, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY.

For further information, contact: Office of Commission Operations, Department of Civil Service, Empire State Plaza, Agency Bldg. 1, Albany, NY 12239, (518) 473-6598

Pursuant to General Municipal Law § 120-w, the Columbia County Solid Waste Management hereby gives notice of the following:

The Columbia County Solid Waste Management is issuing a Final Request for Proposals (RFP) for Transportation and Disposal of solid waste from the County’s Greenport Transfer Station, beginning June 1, 2015. The selected Contractor(s) will be required to furnish all labor, materials and equipment as detailed in the RFP.

Copies of the RFP may be obtained at the office of Columbia County Solid Waste Management from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. beginning February 9, 2015.

Responses to the RFP will be received at the office of Columbia County Central Service, 401 State Street, Hudson, New York 12534 until 3:00 p.m. March 9, 2015.

For further information, contact: Jolene D. Race, Director, Columbia County Solid Waste Management, 401 State St., Hudson, NY 12534, (518) 828-2737, or e-mail: [email protected]

Pursuant to the provisions of 9 NYCRR, Section 9003.2 authorized by Section 5 of the State Finance Law, the New York State Deferred Compensation Board, beginning Wednesday, January 28, 2015 is soliciting proposals from Administrative Service Agencies and Financial Organizations to provide Administrative Services, Communication Services and Financial Guidance/Advice for the Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees of the State of New York and Other Participating Public Jurisdictions, a plan meeting the requirements of Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 5 of the State Finance Law, including all rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto. A copy of the request for proposals may be obtained from Jamie McAllister, Callan Associates, 120 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL, 60602, (312) 346-3536, e-mail: [email protected]. All proposals must be received electronically by Callan Associates no later than 5pm CT on Friday, March 6, 2015. Additionally, a hard copy must be sent to Sharon Lukacs no later than 5pm EST on Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

Pursuant to 42 CFR Section 447.205, the Department of Health hereby gives public notice of the following:

The Department of Health proposes to amend the Title XIX (Medicaid) State Plan for non-institutional services related to health homes. The following significant changes are proposed:

Effective on or after October 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Commissioners of the Office of Mental Health (OMH); the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS); the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS); and the State Education Department (SED), will amend the State Plan for Health Home services to reflect the prioritization and phase-in of children for enrollment in Health Homes. Proposed changes consist of amending the eligibility criteria to include trauma at risk for another condition; reflect the use of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment tool modified for New York State (CANS-NY); and to establish legacy rates as may be required for existing children's care management programs that transition to Health Home care management services.

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed State Plan Amendment. Copies of which will be available for public review on the Department’s website at http://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/state_plans/status.

Copies of the proposed State Plan Amendments will be on file in each local (county) social services district and available for public review.

For the New York City district, copies will be available at the following places:

New York County 250 Church Street New York, New York 10018

Queens County, Queens Center 3220 Northern Boulevard Long Island City, New York 11101

Kings County, Fulton Center 114 Willoughby Street Brooklyn, New York 11201

Bronx County, Tremont Center 1916 Monterey Avenue Bronx, New York 10457

Richmond County, Richmond Center 95 Central Avenue, St. George Staten Island, New York 10301

For further information and to review and comment, please contact: Department of Health, Bureau of Federal Relations & Provider Assessments, 99 Washington Ave. – One Commerce Plaza, Suite 1460, Albany, NY 12210, or e-mail: [email protected]

Pursuant to 42 CFR Section 447.205, the Department of Health hereby gives public notice of the following:

The Department of Health proposes to amend the Title XIX (Medicaid) State Plan for institutional services related to temporary rate adjustments to general hospitals that are undergoing a closure, merger, consolidation, acquisition or restructuring of themselves or other health care providers. These payments are currently authorized by current State statutory and regulatory provisions. The following significant and clarifying changes are as follows:

Additional temporary rate adjustments have been reviewed and approved for Oswego Hospital with aggregate payment amounts totaling up to $1,000,000 for the period February 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015; $1,000,000 for the period April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016; $750,000 for the period April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017; and $250,000 for the period April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017.

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed State Plan Amendment. Copies of which will be available for public review on the Department’s website at http://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/state_plans/status.

Copies of the proposed State Plan Amendments will be on file in each local (county) social services district and available for public review.

For the New York City district, copies will also be available at the following places:

New York County 250 Church Street New York, New York 10018

Queens County, Queens Center 3220 Northern Boulevard Long Island City, New York 11101

Kings County, Fulton Center 114 Willoughby Street Brooklyn, New York 11201

Bronx County, Tremont Center 1916 Monterey Avenue Bronx, New York 10457

Richmond County, Richmond Center 95 Central Avenue, St. George Staten Island, New York 10301

For further information and to review and comment, please contact: Department of Health, Bureau of Federal Relations & Provider Assessments, 99 Washington Ave. – One Commerce Plaza, Suite 1460, Albany, NY 12210, e-mail: [email protected]