• Last week Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.37 which states that special education services and instruction required under Federal, state or local laws, rules, or regulations, may be provided in person for the summer term in school districts. A copy of the full Executive Order can be found here.

• Last week Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.38 which extends the period of flexibility for telehealth regulatory flexibility as well as extending modifications to the background check process until July 6th. A copy of that Executive Order can be found here.

• The portal will allow eligible Medicaid providers to report their annual patient revenue, which will be used as a factor in determining their Provider Relief Fund payment. 

• The initial General Distribution provided payments to approximately 62 percent of all providers participating in state Medicaid and CHIP programs. The next distribution will make the Provider Relief Fund available to the remaining 38 percent. 

• Providers that have not already received funding may submit their annual patient revenue information to the enhanced Provider Relief Fund Portal to receive a distribution equal to at least 2 percent of reported gross revenues from patient care. 

• To be eligible for this funding, health care providers must not have received payments from the $50 billion Provider Relief Fund General Distribution and either have directly billed their state Medicaid programs or Medicaid managed care plans for healthcare-related services between January 1, 2018, to May 31, 2020. 

• More information about eligibility and the application process is available here.