Home Health Care News April 1, 2025
New York State Department of Health’s transition to a single fiscal intermediary for its self-directed home care program has been dealt another blow.
On Monday, a federal judge ordered a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Health from enforcing its overhaul of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP).
The order prevents the Department of Health from disallowing other fiscal intermediaries from servicing participants who have not yet registered with the Department of Health’s pick for a single fiscal intermediary, an organization called Public Partnerships (PPL). CDPAP participants who have already registered with PPL will not be impacted, according to court documents.
“The TRO is a victory for consumers and personal assistants who have...