OMH AND OASAS ANNOUNCE RATE INCREASES
OMH School-Based Mental Health Service Rate
Per the Enacted 2023-24 State Budget and effective July 1, 2023, the Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) Peer Group Base Rates for School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) Services in MHOTRS Programs will increase by 25 percent. In order to receive the enhancement, services must be billed using new rate codes 1030 (Non-Hospital) and 1033 (Hospital). These rate increases are subject to federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and NYS Division of the Budget approval.
Additional details are available online here.
OASAS Rate Increases for Certified Treatment Providers
The New York State (NYS) Division of the Budget has approved Medicaid rate package(s) to establish new levels of reimbursement for the following Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) programs:
- OASAS Part 822 Outpatient Addiction Services, both freestanding and hospital; including Clinic, Outpatient Rehabilitation, and Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs).
- OASAS Part 820 Residential Services: Stabilization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration.
- OASAS Part 818 Freestanding Inpatient Rehabilitation.
- OASAS Part 816 Freestanding Inpatient Withdrawal and Stabilization.
- OASAS Part 817 Residential Rehabilitation Services for Youth.
Additional details are available online here.