http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/ http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/16/ Second Circuit Holds that Medicaid Eligibility Must Be Determined Within 90 Days of a Fair Hearing Request Based on its December 23, 2020 Opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed that portion of the District... Sat, 26 Dec 2020 21:45:19 -0500 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/15/ On Friday morning, September 25, 2020, a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear oral argument in New York State's appeal of the judgment in Lisnitzer v Zucker, 19-470. On January 26, 2018, Judge Leonard D.... Wed, 23 Sep 2020 09:34:40 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/14/ On January 26, 2018, Judge Leonard D. Wexler granted statewide class certification and concluded that Medicaid-related Fair Hearing Decisions, which contain open-ended remands to a local agency, violate an appellant's right to a timely decision.... Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:46:41 -0500 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/13/ Based on the redacted decisions available on OTDA's Fair Hearing Decision Archive, the numbers of monthly and annual Fair Hearing Decisions continue to decline for the third straight year. In 2014, OTDA issued a record-breaking 117,605 Fair... Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:48:15 -0500 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/12/ On March 29, 2017, Judge Joseph F. Bianco permanently enjoined the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) "from dismissing administrative appeals of defaulting Medicaid... Sat, 08 Apr 2017 12:11:08 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/11/ On July 7, 2016, the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) issued OAH Procedures Transmittal 16-08, entitled "Rafferty v. Doar Alternative Format Documents." This important transmittal explains that "In March, 2013, a... Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:19:46 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/10/ On June 14, 2016, the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) issued OAH Procedures Transmittal 16-05, entitled "Fair Hearing Decision Transmittal and Summary Page." In compliance with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's... Thu, 07 Jul 2016 08:13:00 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/9/ On July 1, 2016, the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) issued OAH Procedures Transmittal 16-06, entitled "Review of Disqualification Consent Agreement (DCA) and New Issue codes 170 and 443." This transmittal... Sat, 02 Jul 2016 07:58:29 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/8/ On June 3, 2016, the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) issued OAH Procedures Transmittal 16-04, entitled Ramirez - Language Access Insert with Correspondence, to its Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) staff,... Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:50:26 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/7/ By letter dated May 24, 2016, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) announced that redacted copies of New York State of Health (NYSOH) appeal decisions will soon be posted online "in a manner similar to the Fair Hearing Decision Archive... Sun, 29 May 2016 12:08:58 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/6/ On April 27, 2016, the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) issued OAH Procedures Transmittal 16-03 to announce that: "Effective immediately and in accordance with federal regulation 7 CFR 273.15(c)(4) governing the... Fri, 13 May 2016 16:46:23 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/5/ On April 13, 2016, OTDA issued OAH Procedures Transmittal 16-02 to all OAH staff, Hearing Officers, Supervisory Hearing Officers and social services districts to announce the implementation of the statewide preliminary injunction in Fishman v... Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:15:14 -0400 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/4/ On March 10, 2016, a Preliminary Injunction was issued following the recent Memorandum and Order issued in Fishman v Daines, 09-CV-5248 (E.D.N.Y. March 4, 2016). "Defendants are preliminarily enjoined from dismissing administrative appeals of... Sat, 12 Mar 2016 14:24:50 -0500 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/3/ The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) have been "preliminarily enjoined from dismissing administrative appeals of defaulting Medicaid [appellants] who are not given... Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:46:07 -0500 News http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/news/2/ On March 1, 2016, as a follow-up to General Information System (GIS) Message 16 TA/DC001, Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) were given explicit instructions in OAH Procedures Transmittal 16-01 on how to handle Fair Hearings at which appellants... Thu, 03 Mar 2016 08:33:46 -0500 News