State of New York Delegation of Administrative Authority and Operational Roles and Responsibilities. The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) is the Single State Medicaid Agency (SMA) and as such has oversight responsibility for the supervision of the Medicaid Assistance Program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The State Medicaid Director has the final authority for the oversight of all aspects of the Medicaid (MA) program in New York State. Certain administrative and operational aspects of the FIDA-IDD Demonstration are delegated to the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) through a letter of agreement with NYSDOH that will identify the respective roles and responsibilities of each agency. This letter of agreement will be reviewed and revised as needed and available to CMS upon request. The Director of the Division of Long Term Care and the Commissioner of OPWDD will serve as the main points of contact for the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office at CMS regarding CMS/New York collaboration in the FIDA-IDD Demonstration. The responsibilities of NYSDOH include oversight of the FIDA-IDD Plan, including Medicaid provider network review and financial oversight of the Demonstration. OPWDD will maintain responsibility for Participant Enrollment, Care Management oversight, and assessment of network adequacy for services under the auspice of OPWDD.
State of New York Delegation of Administrative Authority and Operational Roles and Responsibilities. The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) is the single State agency for the Medicaid program. The Medicaid Director oversees Medicaid operations and will be involved with implementing and monitoring the Demonstration. The Demonstration will benefit from the direct and ongoing involvement of staff and programs across NYSDOH as described below. Overall responsibility for development of the FIDA Demonstration model and implementation plan rests with the Medicaid Director, who will chair the FIDA Management Team. The Director of the Division of Long Term Care will serve as the main point of contact for the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office at CMS regarding CMS/New York collaboration in the FIDA Demonstration.
