New York Disputes OIG Call For $60 Million Repayment Of Unallowable Room-&-Board Costs For State-Operated Residential Facilities

The New York Office for Persons With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and Department of Health (DOH) are disputing a federal estimate that New York owes $60 million for unallowable room-and-board costs included in its rate methodology for residential habilitation services provided through New York's developmental disabilities home-and community-based services (HCBS) waiver. An audit by the federal  Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services examined New York's methodology for April 1, 2008 through September 30, 2010. DOH changed its rate methodology as of October 1, 2010; during the three . . .