Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish nursing facility transition and diversion Medicaid waiting lists per designated waiver region.

The bill amends the social services law to authorize the commissioner of health to establish waiting lists for nursing facility transition and diversion Medicaid per designated waiver region. These lists will be created once the federally approved capacity for the waiver is reached. The commissioner will draw from these regional waiting lists to accommodate eligible individuals once capacity allows, prioritizing certain populations if chosen, otherwise in the order they were added to the list.

Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish nursing facility transition and diversion Medicaid waiting lists per designated waiver region.

The bill amends the social services law to authorize the commissioner of health to establish waiting lists for nursing facility transition and diversion Medicaid per designated waiver region. These lists will be created once the federally approved capacity for the waiver is reached. The commissioner will draw from these regional waiting lists to accommodate eligible individuals once capacity allows, prioritizing certain populations if chosen, otherwise in the order they were added to the list.