Medical Respite Program

Medical Respite Program - SFY 2020-21 budget authorized DOH to create Medical Respite programs to provide care to homeless patients who are too sick to be on the streets or in a traditional shelter but not sick enough to warrant inpatient hospitalization. The SFY 2021-22 budget included provisions to further implement medical respite program by:

  1. Providing statutory framework/pathway for DOH to issue certification for medical respite programs.
  2. Allowing the department to set core standards for the operation and services provision by certified medical respite programs.

The department has adopted new regulations to govern Medical Respite programs in NYS. The Notice of Adoption has been posted in the State Register: Medical Respite-Notice of Adoption.

Medical Respite Program: Medical Respite-Recently Adopted Regulations

A. Supplemental and Regulatory Guidance for Medical Respite Providers:

  1. Guidance on Referrals, Assessments, and Service Plan
  2. Guidance on Staffing
  3. Guidance on Services
  4. Guidance on Discharge Planning
  5. Guidance on Medicaid Waiver Funded Medical Respite Service

B. Medical Respite Program Templates (Tool Kit):

  1. Medical Respite Admission Agreement
  2. Recipient Rights and Rules

C. Medical Respite Certification Information:

  1. Component One -
    1. Component One Instructions
    2. Application and Checklist
    3. Physical Plant and Safety Plan
  2. Component Two -
    1. Onsight Inspection Instructions and Preparation Checklist

D. Non-Competitive Medical Respite Readiness Grant: coming soon