Timeline of MC Transitions

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COMPLETED MEDICAID REDESIGN TEAM (MRT) - MANAGED CARE (MC) BENEFIT AND POPULATION EXPANSIONS
BENEFIT / POPULATION START DATE
2025
Social Care Networks 1/1/2025
Adverse Childhood Experiences screening for adults ages 21 to 65 1/1/2025
2024
Children's Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) environmental and vehicle modifications and adaptive and assistive technology removed from the Medicaid managed care benefit package, covered by Medicaid fee-for-service 7/1/2024
Adverse Childhood Experiences screening for children and adolescents up to 21 years of age 4/1/2024
Mobile Crisis Telephonic Triage and Response- Children under age 21 3/1/2024
Dental coverage expansion 1/31/2024
Coverage for undocumented non-citizens age 65 and older (Mainstream Medicaid managed care only) 1/1/2024
Community Health Worker (CHW) services population expansion 1/1/2024
2023
Pharmacy benefits transitioned to NYS Medicaid Pharmacy Program (NYRx) 4/1/2023
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services expansion 1/1/2023
Gambling Disorder treatment services 1/1/2023
2022
Medicaid managed care (MMC) dual-eligible population transitioned into Dual Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) 3/1/2022
Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) services 2/1/2022
2021
Children residing in a Voluntary Foster Care Agency (VFCA) mandatorily enrolled 7/1/2021
Voluntary Foster Care Agency (VFCA) per diem and services 7/1/2021
2020
Crisis Residence services 12/1/2020
Copay maximum charged per quarter 4/1/2020
National Diabetes Prevention Program services 2/1/2020
Children's Health and Behavioral Health services expansion 1/1/2020
2019
1915(c) Children's Consolidated Waiver services: Caregiver/Family Advocacy supports and services, Prevocational services, community self-advocacy training and support, supported employment, Palliative care: pain & symptom management, bereavement services, massage therapy, and expressive therapy, Respite (planned and crisis), Day Habilitation, Community Habilitation, accessibility modifications, adaptive and assistive equipment, non-medical transportation, customized goods and services 10/1/2019
1915(c) Waiver children mandatorily enrolled 10/1/2019
Limited infertility benefits 10/1/2019
Children's Home and Community Based Services: Office of Addiction Supports and Services (OASAS) Residential services (Part 820): Children under age 21, OASAS Opioid Treatment Program services (Part 822): Children under age 21, OASAS Outpatient Rehabilitation Programs (Part 822): Children under age 21, OASAS Outpatient Clinics (part 822); Children under age 21, Partial Hospitalization: Children under age 21, Family Peer Support Services [now Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS)]: Children under age 21, Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS): Children under age 21 (minimum age 18-20), Continuing Day Treatment: Children under age 21 (minimum age 18-20), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): Children under age 21 (minimum age 18-20), Office of Mental Health (OMH) designated Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Clinics: Children under age 19 7/1/2019
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for children under age 21: OASAS Chemical Dependence Inpatient Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) [including: Extended Observation Bed (EOB)], Inpatient Psychiatric services, OMH Outpatient services, Psychiatric services, Psychological services, Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS), and second generation long-acting injectable antipsychotics and extended-release naltrexone suspension covered under both the Pharmacy and Medical benefits 7/1/2019
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS): Other Licensed Practitioner (OLP) services, Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment (CPST), Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) 1/1/2019
2018
Harm Reduction Services (HRS) 7/1/2018
2017
Transgender population eligible to enroll in HIV Special Needs Plans (SNPs) 11/1/2017
Outpatient clotting factor products and associated services 7/1/2017
2016
Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (BH HCBS) for eligible individuals enrolled in a Health and Recovery Plan (HARP)- adults in rest of state 10/1/2016
Passive enrollment into a Health and Recovery Plan (HARP)- adults in rest of state 7/1/2016
OASAS Behavioral Health services- adults in rest of state 7/1/2016
OMH Behavioral Health services- adults in rest of state 7/1/2016
Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (BH HCBS) for eligible individuals enrolled in a Health and Recovery Plan (HARP)- adults in New York City 1/1/2016
2015
Nursing Home Voluntary Enrollment in Medicaid managed care for adults in long term placement prior to the applicable county phase in date 10/1/2015
Passive enrollment into a Health and Recovery Plan (HARP)- adults in New York City 10/1/2015
OASAS Behavioral Health services- adults in New York City 10/1/2015
OMH Behavioral Health services- adults in New York City 10/1/2015
Long-acting injectable atypical antipsychotics (Abilify Maintena, Risperdal Consta, Invega Sustenna, Zyprexa Relprevv) for SSI and SSI-related individuals 10/1/2015
Nursing Home benefit (Phase 3- rest of state) 7/1/2015
Adults new to Medicaid or currently enrolled in a managed care plan and needing Nursing Home services (Phase 3- rest of state) 7/1/2015
Nursing Home benefit (Phase 2- Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties) 4/1/2015
Adults new to Medicaid or currently enrolled in a managed care plan and needing Nursing Home services (Phase 2- Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties) 4/1/2015
Nursing Home benefit (Phase 1- New York City) 2/1/2015
Adults new to Medicaid or currently enrolled in a managed care plan and needing Nursing Home services (Phase 1- New York City) 2/1/2015
2014
HIV genotypic and phenotypic drug resistance tests and HIV tropism assay 4/1/2014
2013
Hospice Services 10/1/2013
Adult Day Health Care 8/1/2013
AIDS Adult Day Health Care 8/1/2013
Directly Observed Therapy for Tuberculosis & Inpatient Tuberculosis Therapy ordered by local Health Commissioner 8/1/2013
Individuals enrolled in the Long Term Home Health Care Program (LTHHCP) 4/1/2013
Individuals participating in the Medicaid Buy-in for Working People with Disabilities (no premium and premium pay) 4/1/2013
Non-agency foster care children living in the community placed by the local Department of Social Services (LDSS) (Upstate only) 4/1/2013
Medical Social Services (only for individuals transitioning from LTHHCP) 4/1/2013
Home Delivered Meals (only for individuals transitioning from LTHHCP) 4/1/2013
2012
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS) 11/1/2012
Individuals receiving Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS) 11/1/2012
Orthodontia for children with severe handicapping malocclusions 10/1/2012
Individuals with needs similar to those receiving services through a Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver (traumatic brain injury (TBI), care at home (CAH), LTHHCP), or intermediate care facility (ICF)/developmental disability (DD) waiver program 9/1/2012
Dental services 7/1/2012
End of exemption for individuals with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 4/1/2012
Individuals receiving services through the Chronic Illness Demonstration Program (CIDP) 4/1/2012
Individuals experiencing homelessness (non-duals) 4/1/2012
Infants weighing less than 1,200 grams at birth and infants under 6 months of age with a disabling condition 4/1/2012
Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) 1/1/2012
2011
Pharmacy benefits 10/1/2011
Individuals with a relationship with a primary care provider not participating in any managed care plan 10/1/2011
Individuals living with HIV 10/1/2011
Individuals without a choice of primary care provider within 30 minutes/30 miles 10/1/2011
Non-SSI Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) adults and Non-SSI Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children 10/1/2011
Individuals temporarily living outside their home district 10/1/2011
Pregnant women with prenatal care providers not participating in any managed care plan 10/1/2011
Residents of Mental Health family care homes 10/1/2011
Individuals who cannot be served due to a language barrier 10/1/2011
Individuals with chronic medical issues with specialist providers not participating in any managed care plan 10/1/2011
Individuals in the Restricted Recipient Program 8/1/2011
Personal Care Services (except CDPAS and PERS) 8/1/2011