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Updated Policy and Procedure for LHCSA Administrative Approval of Licensure Amendments (DAL DHCBS 25-03)

New Yorksub_regulatoryNYS Department of Health — Center for Home and Community Based Services· effective 2025-08-08

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1When closing a site or surrendering a license, the agency must provide a copy of notice to the Regional Office at least 10 days in advance and include a statement on maintenance, storage, safekeeping, access, and ultimate disposition of patient records (and a Closure Plan if patients are being served).(Updated Policy and Procedure for LHCSA Administrative Approval of Licensure Amendments (DAL DHCBS 25-03))
  • 2The Department will only approve a request to add a county when there are fewer than five LHCSAs actively serving patients (i.e., with a plan of care in place for at least one patient receiving services in the home) in the requested county.(Updated Policy and Procedure for LHCSA Administrative Approval of Licensure Amendments (DAL DHCBS 25-03))
  • 3The agency must submit a written and signed request on official letterhead (or from its counsel/consultant) together with a completed Attachment A (LHCSA Administrative Licensure Amendment Request Checklist) and all required supporting documentation; incomplete requests will not be processed.(Updated Policy and Procedure for LHCSA Administrative Approval of Licensure Amendments (DAL DHCBS 25-03))
  • 4Effective immediately, all LHCSA Administrative Licensure Amendment requests (adding/deleting a service or county, adding a site, closing a site/license surrender, change of address, change of legal/assumed name, or license reprint) must be submitted to the Bureau of HCBS Licensure Unit at LHCSA-Amend@health.ny.gov.(Updated Policy and Procedure for LHCSA Administrative Approval of Licensure Amendments (DAL DHCBS 25-03))
  • 5Any change in ownership and control of the LHCSA under PHL 3611-A and 10 NYCRR 765-1.12 to 765-1.14 is not handled through this administrative process and requires approval of the Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC).(Updated Policy and Procedure for LHCSA Administrative Approval of Licensure Amendments (DAL DHCBS 25-03))

Applies to: personal care

Streamlines the LHCSA Administrative Licensure Amendment process (superseding DAL 22-02), routing all amendment requests to the Bureau of HCBS Licensure Unit via a new email with a required checklist, and setting a county-expansion need standard.

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