Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish Medicaid waiting lists for nursing facility transitions and diversions per designated waiver.

This bill amends the social services law to authorize the commissioner of health to establish Medicaid waiting lists for nursing facility transitions and diversions per designated waiver region. Once the federally approved capacity for the waiver is reached, the commissioner shall draw from the regional waiting list to accommodate eligible individuals once capacity allows in each region. Unless the commissioner chooses to prioritize certain populations, eligible persons will be drawn from the waiting list in the order in which they came on in each region.

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish Medicaid waiting lists for nursing facility transitions and diversions per designated waiver.

This bill amends the social services law to authorize the commissioner of health to establish Medicaid waiting lists for nursing facility transitions and diversions per designated waiver region. Once the federally approved capacity for the waiver is reached, the commissioner shall draw from the regional waiting list to accommodate eligible individuals once capacity allows in each region. Unless the commissioner chooses to prioritize certain populations, eligible persons will be drawn from the waiting list in the order in which they came on in each region.