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12/24/13 N.Y. St. Reg. Miscellaneous Notices/Hearings

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 52

December 24, 2013

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES/HEARINGS

Notice of Abandoned Property Received by the State Comptroller

Pursuant to provisions of the Abandoned Property Law and related laws, the Office of the State Comptroller receives unclaimed monies and other property deemed abandoned. A list of the names and last known addresses of the entitled owners of this abandoned property is maintained by the office in accordance with Section 1401 of the Abandoned Property Law. Interested parties may inquire if they appear on the Abandoned Property Listing by contacting the Office of Unclaimed Funds, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at:

1-800-221-9311 or visit our web site at: www.osc.state.ny.us

Claims for abandoned property must be filed with the New York State Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds as provided in Section 1406 of the Abandoned Property Law. For further information contact: Office of the State Comptroller, Office of Unclaimed Funds, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Health

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, long term care, and non-institutional services related to temporary rate adjustments to providers that are undergoing a closure, merger, consolidation, acquisition or restructuring themselves or other health care providers. These payments are authorized by current State statutory and regulatory provisions.

The temporary rate adjustment has been reviewed and approved for 36 providers with aggregate payment amounts totaling up to $138,672,342 for the period January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016. The approved providers along with their individual estimated aggregate amounts include:

1. AHRC Health Care, Inc. (d/b/a ACCESS Comm. Health Center), up to $534,838;

2. Anthony L. Jordan Health Center, up to $2,459,842;

3. Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital, up to $7,266,279;

4. Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition of HIV/AIDS (APICHA), up to $6,179,395;

5. Blue Line Group (comprised of Adirondack Tri-County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; Heritage Commons Residential Health Care Facility; Mercy Living Center; and Uihlein Living Center), up to $7,100,000;

6. Canton/EJ Noble, up to $2,400,000;

7. Catskill Regional Medical Center, up to $3,093,915;

8. Clifton-Fine Hospital, up to $1,225,000;

9. Cortland Regional Medical Center Inc., up to $2,188,472;

10. Crouse Community Center Inc., up to $1,420,000;

11. Delaware Valley Hospital, up to $452,250;

12. East Hill Family Medical Inc., up to $216,440;

13. Ellenville Regional Hospital, up to $1,143,744;

14. Elmwood Health Center, up to $752,909;

15. Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care Project (d/b/a Finger Lake Community Health), up to $2,240,982;

16. Hudson River HealthCare Inc., up to $1,019,400;

17. Jefferson County Public Health Service, up to $1,180,745;

18. Kings County Hospital Center, up to $1,000,000;

19. Lewis County General Hospital, up to $1,315,808;

20. Little Falls Hospital, up to $2,291,382;

21. Montefiore Medical Center, up to $59,000,000;

22. Morris Heights Health Center Inc., up to $1,311,114;

23. Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center Network, up to $749,599;

24. New York Methodist Hospital, up to $9,325,000;

25. Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, up to $795,566;

26. Oswego Hospital, up to $1,250,000;

27. Planned Parenthood of New York City Inc., up to $645,327;

28. Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region Inc. up to $2,156,230;

29. Rochester Primary Care Network Inc./Rushville Health Center, Inc. Finger Lakes Regional, up to $2,218,340;

30. Rome Memorial Hospital Inc., up to $2,281,480;

31. Schuyler Hospital, up to $656,830;

32. The Floating Hospital Inc., up to $445,034;

33. The Institute for Family Health, up to $3,744,118;

34. Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood, up to $350,000;

35. Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island, up to $4,281,840; and

36. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, up to $3,980,463.

An additional amount of up to $5,000,000 will be allocated to fund temporary rate adjustments for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), beyond that which is allocated for the individual providers listed. Total estimated aggregate expenditures for the 36 providers listed above and the CAHs is $143,672,342.

The estimated net aggregate increase in gross Medicaid expenditures attributable to this initiative contained in the budget for State Fiscal Years 2013/2014, 2014/2015, and 2015/2016, by provider category, is as follows: institutional, $74,101,029; long term care, $8,520,000; non-institutional, $34,469,626 (includes CAHs); Federally Qualified Health Centers, $21,119,102; and Certified Home Health Agencies, $5,462,585.

The previously approved aggregate payment amounts for the periods January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 have been modified, and additional payments for the periods April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016 have been approved. Such aggregate payments for all providers (including CAHs) will be: $39,523,157 for the period January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014; $63,250,745 for the period April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015; and $40,898,440 for the period April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016.

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 1430, Albany, NY 12210, (518) 474-1673, (518) 473-8825 (FAX), e-mail: [email protected]

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Health

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 to remove coverage of barbiturates used in all medically accepted indications for dual eligible beneficiaries effective January 1, 2014.

Section 1927(d)(2) of the Act has been amended effective January 1, 2014, to remove barbiturates from the list of excludable drugs, thereby qualifying barbiturates as a covered Part D drug for all medically accepted indications. Currently, barbiturates are covered for dual eligible beneficiaries when used for indications other than epilepsy, cancer, and chronic mental health disorders.

Since the coverage of barbiturates under Part D is inclusive of all indications, New York State proposes to provide coverage for only non-dual eligible beneficiaries.

The estimated annual net aggregate decrease in gross Medicaid expenditures attributable to this initiative contained in the budget for state fiscal year 2013/14 is up to $22,000.