New York Did Not Fully Comply With Federal & State Requirements For Reporting & Monitoring Critical Incidents Involving Medicaid Beneficiaries With Developmental Disabilities

On February 17, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released this report concluding that New York did not fully comply with Federal & state requirements for reporting & monitoring critical incidents involving Medicaid beneficiaries with developmental disabilities. The report is the result of an audit in response to a congressional request concerning deaths and abuse of residents with developmental disabilities in group homes. The objective of the audit was to determine whether New York ensured that community-based providers complied with Federal Medicaid waiver and State requirements for reporting and . . .