Important announcement for New York health care businesses!
Effective September 2, 2022, New York employers must now provide a bonus to eligible Health Care and Mental Hygiene workers between 2022 and 2024.
As part of the 2022-2023 enacted New York State Budget, the NY Governor and the State Legislature allocated $1.2 billion in funding to the NYS Health Care Worker Bonus (HWB) program for the payment of bonuses for certain frontline health care workers as Part ZZ of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2022
Eligible employers employ at least one person and meet at least one of these criteria:
- Bill for services under a Medicaid state plan or a home- or community-based services (HCBS) waiver
- Bill for Medicaid services provided or arranged through a managed care organization or a managed long-term care plan
- Be educational institutions and other funded programs
Since this Healthcare Worker Bonus Program has been expanded, Fingercheck has added a new earning type: HWB - NY Worker Bonus (HWB) Program.
To create this earning type, go to the SETUP tab > Payroll > Earnings. (See How to Set Up Earning Codes.)
For more information about the program, see the New York State Department of Health announcement or eMedNY website.
