Training Calendar
Calendar Overview
This calendar conveniently displays all scheduled trainings including instructor-led courses, webinars, and virtual trainings. When hovering over the thumb nail graphic, click on the course title link for additional information.
If any courses are scheduled in the near future, they will also appear in the Upcoming Trainings area below the calendar.
Important note: Trainees must be first be registered in the Absorb Learning Management System before they can enroll in any courses. See Course Registration within the respective Assistor Certification Trainings or LDSS Trainings pages for more detailed instructions.
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This half-day program will cover Medicaid Continuations that are triggered by the loss of eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). These situations include Pickle, Disabled Adult Child (DAC), 1619(a) & (b), and Widow/Widower cases.
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Understand Auto SDX process
Distinguish the different MA Continuation programs specific to SSI individuals
Identify the fields on the SDX to determine appropriate MA Continuation program eligibility
This full-day program reviews the types of trusts most often encountered in Medicaid caseloads. Definition of common trust terms, the role of trustee and his/her discretion, treatment of trusts where the Applicant/Recipient (A/R) is grantor and/or beneficiary, Medicaid Qualifying trusts, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) '93 trusts, and Exception and Supplemental Needs Trusts will be discussed.
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Identifying types of Trusts funds
Distinguish the difference between MQT’s and OBRA 93 Trusts
Distinguish the difference between Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
Distinguish the difference between individual Exception Trusts and Pooled Exception Trusts
Determine countable income/resources of Trusts
This half-day program will review a variety of issues related to homesteads and other non-income producing real property. Included will be the definition of a homestead, Medicaid policy on mortgages held by Applicant/Recipients (A/Rs), life estate issues, reverse mortgages and liens on homesteads and non-income producing real property.
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Interpret the interaction of home-based assets on eligibility
Explain when a homestead is exempt
Discuss life estates, mortgages and promissory notes.
This full-day program reviews the documentation requirements for New York State Medical Assistance Programs. Factors of eligibility that must be documented and those that do not need to be documented are discussed. In addition, Citizenship/Identity policies regarding primary documents and other acceptable levels of documentation are explored. A discussion regarding the Renewal Simplification and Financial Maintenance policies is also included.
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Understand the documentation policy for Medicaid applicants and recipients who apply through LDSS
Differentiate the facts of eligibility that must be verified vs. those that do not require verification
Understand the citizenship and identity verification requirements
Identify which documents are acceptable forms of verification
Recognize applications and/ or renewals which will require clarification of financial requirements
This full-day program reviews resources most commonly found in Chronic Care cases, including stocks, bonds, and brokerage accounts. A method for tracking assets moved from one investment instrument to another (selling stock in one brokerage account, moving the resulting funds to a bank account or re- investing the money into other stocks or bonds) will be reviewed for use in identifying transfers during the look-back period. Treatment of Retirement Funds and Annuities as an income or a resource is covered as well as Income Producing Property. Life Insurance, Burial Funds and Irrevocable Pre-Need Funeral Agreements will also be reviewed.
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Interpret SSI-Related policies related to proper sequence to be used in the assessment of burial funds and space items as resources
Determine the value of an annuity
Distinguish between the treatment of an annuity with transactions before and after DRA legislation
Track and assess a variety of resources for possible transfer
Evaluate types and values of resources, including life insurance, burial funds, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds
This full-day program covers the basic principles of the Excess Income policy and its application. It will review the impact of the six-month accounting period and provide a number of examples illustrating the application of Excess Income policy. The Pay-In Subsystem and the Principal Provider Subsystem will also be briefly discussed.
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Review the Medicaid Excess Income Program policy
Explanation of who is eligible to participate with the Excess Income program
How the excess income amount is determined
Distinguish the types of Medicaid coverage to be authorized
Factors which affect applicability of bills
Explanation of the Medicaid Pay-In Program
Distinguish the functions of the WMS Pay In and Principal Provider Sub Systems
This full-day program addresses the treatment of income and resources associated with various self- employment situations, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, S corporations and rental property. The program includes a discussion on income tax schedules associated with the various self- employment situations, allowable income and resource disregards and exemptions for MAGI-Like, SSI-Related, and ADC-Related categories
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Identify deductions allowed by IRS to arrive at net profit
List steps necessary to determine net income when a business is new or when tax returns are not filed
Understand the Self-Employment worksheet to be used by applicants/recipients (A/Rs) to calculate their monthly business income
Complete the 6%-rate-of-return test
Identify IRS forms and schedules used to calculate Sole Proprietorship, partnership and “S” corporation profits/losses
This full-day program reviews the budgeting methodology for Spousal Impoverishment cases. The program includes completion of the Spousal Budgeting forms including the calculation of the Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA), countable resources, Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMNA), Family Member Needs allowance, and Net Available Monthly Income (NAMI) for the Institutionalized Spouse. Increasing the CSRA to meet a shortfall in MMNA is also discussed.
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Explain the spousal impoverishment budgeting process
Complete processes related to institutionalized and community spousal budgeting
Explain the budget options for individuals participating in a HCBS Waiver Program
This full-day presentation will encompass all the processes involved with determining whether a Medicaid applicant/recipient's health insurance is cost effective and how to create and authorize health insurance payments using the eMedNY HIPP/MIPP application. An explanation for creating new HIPP/MIPP payees, third party policies, writing and authorizing payments is included. Various MOBIUS reports related to these processes will also be discussed.
As a result of the training, participants will be able to:
Review Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP)/Medicare Insurance Premium Payment (MIPP)
Distinguish the functions of the new eMedNY system including creating payees, policies and payments
Demonstrate how to navigate the eMedNY site
Indicate which programs require a cost analysis and how to complete one using the eMedNY system
Understand the various MOBIUS reports and identify required follow-up actions