DOH Updates Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) FAQs

DOH has just updated the FAQs on the HWB Program website as of 9/23/22.

Members should focus on the newly highlighted areas: most significant is the newly added “Payment Issuance” section found on pages 7-8. Specific reference to FICA taxes, portal notification of payments and timing of vesting period one payments are noted. Below is the Listserv announcement:

The New York State Department of Health has recently posted new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program. Qualified employers are encouraged to routinely review the Department’s HWB Program webpage for the latest information.

The Department is committed to updating the information it has provided as new questions come in and are answered. To this end, the Department has established an email address (NYSWorkersBonus@health.ny.gov) dedicated to the HWB program. Please direct your inquiry to this inbox to make sure your questions are received and processed. The Department has also established the HWB Call Center dedicated to answering questions about the online claims portal and assisting qualified employers with submitting their claims. The HWB Call Center can be reached at 1 (866) 682-0077.

Thank you.

Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Updates
New York State Department of Health
Office of Health Insurance Programs
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12237
mrtupdates@health.ny.gov

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Carl J. Pucci
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