Miscellaneous_Notices$Hearings Miscellaneous Notices/Hearings

9/26/12 N.Y. St. Reg. Miscellaneous Notices/Hearings

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 39

September 26, 2012

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

Division of Criminal Justice Services Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Board

Pursuant to Public Officers Law Section 104, the Division of Criminal Justice Services gives notice of a meeting of the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Board:

	DATE:	October 2, 2012
	TIME:	11:30 a.m.
	PLACE:	Division of Criminal Justice Services
		Four Tower Place
		Albany, NY 12203

If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact: Paula Raiti, Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Program Development and Funding, Albany, NY 12203, [phone]

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 non-institutional services to comply with enacted State statute. The following clarification to a provision previously noticed on November 23, 2011 is:

Non-Institutional Services

Effective October 1, 2012, the Commissioner may grant a temporary rate adjustment for certified home health agencies (CHHAs) that are undergoing a closure, merger, consolidation, acquisition, or restructuring; for those CHHAs that are impacted by the closure, merger, consolidation, acquisition or restructuring of other health care providers; or for those CHHAs seeking to ensure that access to care is maintained. CHHAs must submit for approval a written proposal to the Commissioner, at least 60 days prior to the requested effective date of the adjustment, which demonstrates that one or more of the following will be achieved as a result of such additional financial resources:

• Protection or enhancement of access to care;

• Protection or enhancement of quality of care;

• Improvement in the cost effectiveness of the delivery of health care services; or

• Other protections or enhancements to the health care delivery system.

Proposals must also include a budget, details of the need for the adjustment, the purpose and benefits of receiving the adjustment, the timeframes for implementing actions supported by the adjustment, and the deliverables resulting from receipt of the adjustment. Any such adjustment issued will be in effect for a specified period of time, not to exceed three years, after which the CHHA will be reimbursed in accordance with the Statewide methodology set forth in the State Plan. The Commissioner may establish benchmarks and goals to be achieved, and the CHHA must submit periodic reports demonstrating achievement of such. Failure to achieve such benchmarks and goals shall be a basis for ending the CHHA's temporary rate adjustment prior to the end of the specified timeframe.

The estimated annual net aggregate change in gross Medicaid expenditures attributable to this change for State Fiscal Year 2012/2013 is $0.

Copies of the proposed State Plan Amendment will be available for public review on the Department's website at: http://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/state_plans/status

In addition, copies will be on file in each local (county) social services district. 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

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed State Plan Amendment. For further information or to submit a comment, please contact: Department of Health, Bureau of HCRA Operations & Financial Analysis, 99 Washington Ave. - One Commerce Plaza, Suite 810, Albany, NY 12210, [phone], [phone] (FAX), e-mail: [e-mail]

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 non-institutional services to comply with enacted statutory provisions. The following changes are proposed for Medicaid transportation services:

Non-Institutional Services

Effective on and after October 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Health is authorized to assume the responsibility of managing transportation services from any county local Department of Social Services. By assuming this responsibility, the Commissioner may choose to contract with a transportation manager or managers to manage such transportation services in any county local Department of Social Services.

The estimated annual net aggregate decrease in gross Medicaid expenditures attributable to this initiative contained in the budget for state fiscal year 2012/2013 is $13.7 million.

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

In addition, copies of the proposed state plan amendments will be on file and available for public review in each local (county) social services district.

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 HCRA Operations & Financial Analysis, 99 Washington Ave. - One Commerce Plaza, Suite 810, Albany, NY 12210, [phone], [phone] (FAX), e-mail: [e-mail]

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 non-institutional services to revise provisions of the Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) reimbursement methodology on or after October 1, 2012:

The Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) reimbursement methodology is revised to include recalculated weights that will become effective on or after October 1, 2012. There is no estimated annual change to gross Medicaid expenditures as a result of this proposal.

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed state plan amendment, 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 amendment will also 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, or to review and comment, please contact: Department of Health, Bureau of HCRA Operations & Financial Analysis, 99 Washington Ave., One Commerce Plaza, Suite 810, Albany, NY 12210, [phone], [phone] (FAX), e-mail: [e-mail]

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 non-institutional services to revise provisions of the Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) reimbursement methodology on or after October 1, 2012:

The Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) reimbursement methodology is revised to include recalculated weights that will become effective on or after October 1, 2012. There is no estimated annual change to gross Medicaid expenditures as a result of this proposal.

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed state plan amendment, 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 amendment will also 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, or to review and comment, please contact: Department of Health, Bureau of HCRA Operations & Financial Analysis, 99 Washington Ave. - One Commerce Plaza, Suite 810, Albany, NY 12210, [phone], [phone] (FAX), e-mail: [e-mail]

PUBLIC NOTICE

Power Authority of the State of New York

The Power Authority of the State of New York (Authority) is soliciting proposals from certified public accountants for consulting services, in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standard Board Statement 32, relating to the Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan) for employees of the Authority, meeting the requirements of Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 5 of the New York State Finance Law, including all rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto.

A copy of the Request for Proposal may be obtained by downloading Bid Document No. Q12-5326JM from the Authority's Web site at [e-mail]. If you have any questions, please contact: James W. Moffett, New York Power Authority, 123 Main St., White Plains, NY, 10601, [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]

All proposals must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.