December

December 31 – Governor Signs NYS Council Model Contract Transparency Bill!
December 30 – Information for NYS Council Members re: Legislative Priorities
December 29 – Revised OASAS COVID-19 Guidance Documents
December 27 – Access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
December 23 – BILL UPDATE – ACTED ON BY GOV
December 23 – HEADS UP: CDPHP removing CVS pharmacies from network for Medicaid managed care and HARP
December 23 – Some Good News! Gov. Signs Legislative Package to Help NYers Prevent and Treat SUD
December 22 – Integrated Outpatient Services: Billing Guidance for OMH and OASAS Host Sites
December 22 – DoH Acting Commissioner Named
December 21 – SAMHSA Releases DRAFT Updated CCBHC Certification Criteria
December 21 – Sign On Letter & Request for Your Support
December 21 – OASAS: Workforce Development Advisory Committee Nomination Form
December 21 – NYS Council CCBHC Advocacy
December 21 – More Federal Proposals Impacting NYS Council Members
December 20 – Federal and State Updates
December 20 – NYS Council Model Contract Transparency Bill Goes to Governor
December 19 – 12/7 Behavioral Health Services Advisory Council
December 16 – OASAS: Enhanced FMAP Workforce Funding Expenditure Reporting Template
December 16 – Legislation to Establish Annual COLAs
December 16 – CCBHC-D: The Case for Expansion
December 15 – Heads Up in NYC: Gov. Announces Availability of $7.2 Million for Residential Step-Down Housing
December 14 – Following Up re: OASAS Part 822 Outpatient Clinics
December 14 – NYS Council 2023 Membership Dues Renewal
December 14 – Public Statement re: Governor’s veto of A7889A – OMIG Audit Reform Legislation
December 13 – SAMHSA Proposes Update to Federal Rules to Expand Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Help Close Gap in Care
December 12 – Announcement: Upcoming Partnership Webinar
December 12 – Bill Update – Delivered to Governor
December 12 – Spectrum News on Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board
December 12 – Governor Hochul Vetoes OMIG Audit Reform Bill
December 11 – Next Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board (OSFAB) meeting
December 9 – Please make one call over the weekend!
December 9 – NYC: Stakeholders file emergency request for Temp Restraining Order (TRO)
December 8 – HEADS UP: OMH Request for Applications for Mitigating the Impact of Trauma in Schools
December 7 – Contracting Event Recording & Presentation; State Register Rule Makings
December 7 – Letter from OASAS Commissioner to Chair of Opioid Advisory Board
December 7 – Hochul Admin Rejects Opioid Board Recommendations for Overdose Prevention Centers
December 6 – News and Information for NYS Council Providers
December 6 – NYS Council Statement
December 5 – More on Legislative Initiatives on The Hill
December 5 – OMH: Attention CFTSS OLP Designated Providers
December 5 – So, What’s Happening on The Hill?
December 5 – UPDATE SUNDAY MORNING: OMIG Audit Reform Bill Called Up by Governor
December 2 – OMIG Audit Reform Bill Called Up by Governor Hochul
December 2 – DOH Commissioner Bassett to Resign
December 2 – Advocacy for COLA Spotlights Northern Rivers, a NYS Council Member Agency
December 2 – NYS Council Member Agency Highlighted in Media Spot
December 1 – NYS Council Documents Sent to State Agency Officials
December 1 – Tracking Important (federal) Legislation: Access to Methadone
December 1 – Capital Pressroom Radio Show on Opioid Crisis

November

November 30 – Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program – Employer Survey
November 30 – MH Professional Diagnostic Regs (incl Diagnostic Privilege) before Regents this week
November 28 – NYS Council Contracting Training coming up!
November 26 – OASAS Procurement; Gov. Hochul 11/25 Vetoes
November 25 – COVID-19 PHE Audiovisual Telemedicine Flexibility
November 23 – OASAS: Required Reporting for Incidents Involving Credentialing Applicants & Credentialed Individuals
November 23 – Bills Delivered to Governor
November 22 – Governor Hochul Signed the N-PCL Modernization Act
November 22 – Reimbursement for Non-Medicaid Enrollable and Newly Eligible to Enroll Behavioral Health Providers
November 21 – Updated Part 599 Regs for OMH Article 31 Clinic Services
November 21 – OMH Statewide Town Hall Presentation Now Available Online
November 19 – NYS Council 2023 Membership Dues Renewal
November 19 – NYC Public Advocate on Status of City’s Response to MH Crisis
November 18 – NYS Council Payer Contracting Strategies Training Series
November 17 – Important Announcement Regarding Expansion of the Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program
November 16 – NY DOB “Call Letter” to Agencies released today
November 16 – Save the Dates: Members Only Contracting Series
November 15 – Clinical Scope of Practice
November 14 – OMH Part 599 Regs: Update
November 14 – Updated OMH Children’s Services Rate Sheets
November 14 – OASAS Part 810 Revisions
November 13 – NYS Council Priority Legislation Awaits Governor’s Signature
November 13 – MH Professional Diagnostic Regs (incl Diagnostic Privilege) before Regents this week
November 11 – COVID Public Health Emergency Extended through Spring 2023
November 11 – NYS Division of Budget Issues Mid-Year Update 11-11-22
November 11 – Feds Begin Process to Update CCBHC Criteria
November 11 – HEADS UP! Important New Resource!
November 11 – FYI: New Nat’l Guidelines for Improving Youth MH Crisis Care
November 9 – RMS NYS Election Update 11-9-22 at 9:00 AM
November 9 – SDoH Medicaid Update – October 2022
November 4 – State of the NYS Budget
November 3 – New Partnership to Advance Availability of Integrated Care
November 2 – Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board: Report to Lawmakers
November 2 – Key Fiscal Report Is Late
November 2 – Policy Update: Physician Fee Schedule Incl. Changes for MH & SUD Providers & Care Recipients
November 2 – New Comptroller Report on Overdoses During Pandemic
November 1 – BDO Benchmarking Report for NPE under $25M

October

October 31 – Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program – Extension of October 31st Submission Deadline
October 31 – Federal Update
October 31 – OASAS: Non-Medical Personal Protective Equipment AVAILABLE
October 31 – Article of Interest re: DSRIP and NY’s 1115 (proposed) waiver
October 30 – Time Sensitive Announcements
October 29 – NYS Opioid Advisory Board: Recently Posted Information
October 29 – Reminder about Resources on our Website
October 28 – OASAS: Participation in the ATLAS Treatment Facility Survey
October 28 – NYS Council Antitrust Training with Adam Falcone – slide deck
October 28 – NYS Council Follow Up re: State Register Notices
October 28 – Call w/ OASAS re: Supplemental SAPT Grant Awards
October 27 – NYS COUNCIL BRIEFING RE: IMD Waiver proposal
October 26 – Regulations for Review including OMH Masking Rule
October 26 – DOH Public Notices in Today’s State Register
October 25 – Words Matter: Strategies to Reduce Bias in Electronic Health Records
October 25 – OASAS Recording Link: Q&A Regarding Regulation Changes
October 25 – NYS Council 2023 Budget Priorities
October 24 – Announcement: Two New NYS Council Member Agency Workgroups
October 24 – NYS Council Antitrust Training Friday, 10/28
October 22 – No Surprises Act: Implications for BH Providers
October 20 – Resource
October 20 – NYS Opioid Advisory Board Recommendations
October 19 – NYS Council Antitrust Training Next Friday, 10/28
October 19 – More Info re: Waiver Continuations
October 19 – OASAS: Marked Up Versions of Recently Updated Regulations
October 19 – Article and Information of Interest to NYS Council Members
October 17 – Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program Updated FAQs
October 17 – Attention NYS Council CCBHC federal DEMO agencies
October 16 – New York’s tax revenue rosier than expected
October 15 – New York’s Proposed IMD Transformation
October 14 – Link to Today’s Webinar Plus Link for Q&A For Providers on Changes in OASAS Regulations on 10/24/22, 4 pm
October 14 – NYS Council Member Agency Wants to Pick Your Brain!
October 14 – SDoH Medicaid Update – September 2022
October 14 – NYS Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board Meeting
October 13 – Federal Public Health Emergency Renewed for Additional 90 days
October 13 – OMH/OASAS Emergency Waivers
October 12 – Information and Resources for NYS Council members
October 7 – ‘O Agency’ Organizational Charts, FYI
October 7 – TIME SENSITIVE Member Agency Questions
October 5 – The Kennedy Forum on Mental Health Matters Act bill
October 5 – Attention OASAS Providers: FY 2022-2023 Behavioral Health Assessment Available for Public Comment
October 5 – PUBLIC NOTICES re: IMD Transformation Demo and Public Hearings
October 4 – Quick Survey to Advance NYS Council Budget ‘Asks’
October 4 – REMINDER: Final BH Workforce Survey Deadline October 7th COB
October 4 – Updated and revised OMH Commissioner’s Waiver- October 2022
October 4 – Assembly Hearing re: the state of Primary Prevention in NYS
October 4 – Public Hearings for IMD Transformation Demonstration Program
October 4 – CHP on OMIG Recoveries in 2021
October 3 – Quick Survey to Advance Several NYS Council Budget ‘Asks’
October 3 – Important Notification Regarding 1% ATB and 5.4% COLA
October 2 – NYS Labor Commissioner’s Call to Raise Minimum Wage by $1

September

September 30 – Happening Today: Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board Meeting
September 29 – Notification of Continuation of the 25% Rate Adjustment and 2022-23 Budget
September 28 – Public Notice on the CFTSS Rates
September 28 – Time Sensitive Workforce Survey
September 28 – Regulations for your review
September 28 – CCBHC Expansion Grant Awards
September 26 – List of Expansion Grant Awardees
September 26 – OASAS SAPT Supplemental Grant Info Session: Questions & Answers
September 26 – New FAQs Posted: Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program
September 23 – Pharmacy All-Stakeholder Presentation Posted
September 23 – Grants for Communities Addressing Addiction and Overdose Crises
September 23 – Provider Complaints to Bureau of Consumer Services (BCS) at OHIP/DoH
September 23 – Article 31 Incorrect Rate
September 23 – CCBHC Expansion Grant Lists
September 23 – NYS Council in the News: Mental Health Weekly
September 22 – NYS Council Thursday Morning Call: Slide deck attached
September 22 – OMH Outpatient Clinic Rates Update
September 21 – OASAS SAPT Supplemental Grant Information Session
September 20 – Presentation of Interest re: Physician Fee Schedule Rule Making
September 20 – Bill Moving That Would Benefit NYS Council members & the individuals they serve
September 20 – Attention NYS Council OMH Children’s Providers
September 20 – UPDATED Extension of Non-Risk Payments for Children’s HCBS Announcement
September 19 – OASAS: Release of Consolidated Fiscal Reporting System (CFRS Web)
September 19 – OMH: Updated Infection Control Manual for Public Mental Health System Programs
September 19 – OMIG Audit
September 19 – Public Comment Period Now Open
September 19 – Next Opioid Settlement Fund Board Meeting Tuesday, 9/20 @11 am
September 16 – Recording link: Meeting w/ Providers Regarding Revised OASAS Masking Guidance
September 15 – OASAS, DOH and OMH Regulations for your review
September 15 – Children’s HCBS Provider Capacity Announcement
September 15 – Time Sensitive Workforce Survey
September 14 – Reminder: A Useful Resource
September 14 – More on NYS 1115 Waiver Proposal
September 13 – NYS Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Transition – All Stakeholders Meeting 9/20/22
September 13 – Breaking News: OMH Updated Guidance re: Workforce R&R
September 13 – Governor Announces $10.25 Million to Expand Addiction Services for Underserved New Yorkers
September 12 – More on Discontinuations of NYS Emergency Declaration
September 12 – OMH on Mask Mandates
September 12 – Hochul Ends NYS COVID 19 Emergency Declaration today
September 11 – PROS Redesign Participant Workgroup
September 9 – RMS End of Week Update 9/9/22 for NYS Council members
September 8 – Notification: Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services
September 8 – NYS Council Formal Comments on Physician Fee Schedule Submitted to CMS
September 8 – RESOURCE: Diagnostic Privilege
September 7 – NYS Submits 1115 Waiver Proposal to CMS
September 7 – RE-SEND: OMIG Revised Compliance/Self Disclosure Presentation
September 7 – Make Your Voice Heard Request for Information Seeks Public Comment to Promote Efficiency, Reduce Burden, and Advance Equity within CMS Programs
September 6 – August 2022 Medicaid Update
September 2 – HEADS UP: Article 31 Mental Health Clinic eFMAP TEMP Rate Increase Notification
September 1 – Healthcare Worker Bonus (HWB) Program – Updated FAQs Posted

August

August 31 – For Policy Watchers: CMS proposes Big Changes to Medicaid, CHIP enrollment
August 31 – Two articles re: access to critical medications
August 30 – Gov. Announces $2.3M to Support 4 Prevention Coalitions in NYC; Enhance Transport in WNY & Finger Lakes
August 30 – Important Info in the 8/26 Health Care Worker Bonus Town Hall slide deck
August 29 – Updated Criteria for Eligible Employers for NYS Healthcare Worker Bonus Program
August 29 – RESOURCE: OASAS Presentation to the Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Board
August 29 – HEADS UP: Slides Posted: 8/26/22 Healthcare Worker Bonus (Program) Town Hall Series
August 29 – PHE Briefing for Provider Groups
August 27 – State Department of Health Warns the Public in Central New York About Alarming Increase In Opioid Overdoses
August 26 – 1115 Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Waiver Annual Public Forum
August 25 – DOH Update: Upcoming Healthcare Worker Bonus Program Town Hall Webinars
August 25 – Our OMIG Reform Advocacy Continues
August 24 – BPHA Caucus seeking input on 2023 People’s Budget
August 23 – Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board: Next Meeting Info
August 19 – HCW Bonus Webinar: Presentation Materials Available NOW
August 19 – More re: HCW Bonus Program
August 19 – Press Release and Final Letter re: OMIG Audit Reform Legislation
August 18 – Major News re: CCBHC Sites
August 18 – Regulations for your Review
August 18 – ARCHIVED WEBINAR RESOURCES: “Incident To” Provisions of the Proposed 2023 Physician Fee Schedule
August 17 – Carve-out of Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit from MMC
August 17 – SED and Clinical Scope of Practice
August 15 – Healthcare Workforce Bonus FAQs
August 15 – OMIG Sign-On Letter
August 15 – CHP: Inflation = Health Insurance Premiums to Rise 5.6% (national) in 2023
August 14 – RESOURCE: OMIG Revised Compliance/Self Disclosure Presentation
August 12 – Odds and Ends
August 11 – HIPAA Administrative Simplification Compliance Review Process Infographic
August 11 – Important News – Commissioner Bassett Issues Standing Order for All Pharmacies to Provide Naloxone
August 11 – Healthcare Workforce Bonus Program
August 10 – RESOURCE: Senate Finance Committee MH Report
August 10 – Reviewing Two Public Health Emergencies
August 9 – All Stakeholders Call – Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Transition 8/16
August 8 – Webinar Resources Now Available: MAP Billing Webinar for BH Providers
August 8 – Summary of Hochul Admin. First Quarterly Update to FY’3 Enacted Budget
August 4 – Meeting Notes: OASAS re: Federal Funds
August 3 – NYS Council Thursday Morning Meetings Schedule: August —> mid Sept 2022
August 3 – More re: HCW Bonus Program
August 3 – Additional Info re: Healthcare Worker Bonus Program
August 3 – Info from Governor’s Press Conference re: Healthcare Workforce Initiatives
August 2 – Gov. Releases July ’22 Quarterly Fiscal Budget Update
August 2 – NYS Council quoted in Mental Health Weekly
August 2 – Heads Up! Next Opioid Settlement Board Meeting- August 3
August 1 – Keeping Up with Telehealth Proposals/Changes
August 1 – RESOURCE: Updated OMH Rates Document
August 1 – OMH’s Vital Signs Dashboard (VSD)
August 1 – OASAS Commissioner Dr. Chinazo Cunningham Interview

July

July 30 – Gov. Hochul Declares State Disaster Emergency for Ongoing Monkeypox Outbreak
July 29 – Attention: Children’s Health Home, Care Management Agencies, and C-YES
July 29 – NYSDOH announces reorganization and emphasis on health equity, aging & emergency preparedness
July 29- Biden-Harris Administration Announces Two New Actions to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
July 28 – RESOURCE: Legal Alerts, including Posting Salary Information; Governance during the Pandemic; Ballot Measures and Advocacy
July 28 – United Hospital Fund: SMD Amir Bassiri Keynote Presentation
July 28 – CBC Training Programs for August 2022
July 28 – Gap Funding for SAMHSA CCBHC Expansion Grant Agencies w/ expiration 4/30/22
July 27 – Federal Update
July 27 – SED Scope of Practice Reg Posted Today
July 26 – New Proposed OMIG Regulations
July 23 – Commissioner Cunningham on Opioid Advisory Board and Settlement Funds
July 21 – Slides from SMD Amir Bassiri Keynote Address at United Hospital Fund Conference
July 21 – OASAS Revised COVID-19 Guidance Documents Webinar for Providers Recording Link and Correction in the General Reopening Guidance Document
July 21 – Breaking News: Social Determinant of Health & IT Online Platforms & 1115 Waiver
July 20 – OMH Medical Alert- Increased Risk of Heat Illness to Persons Taking Antipsychotic Medications
July 20 – Provider Relief Fund Recoupment Appeals Process
July 20 – Contingency Management for SUD
July 20 – OASAS Commissioner on Plans for 12 Stabilization Centers
July 19 – Thursday NYS Council Member Support Call and UHF Annual Medicaid Conference
July 19 – OASAS Emergency Waiver
July 17 – Opioid Advisory Mtg – July 18-19
July 16 – FYI, NYS Council Signs On
July 15 – Important information re: recent OMIG Proposed Rule Making
July 15 – NYS Quarantine and Isolation Policy
July 14 – 988 Implementation: A Message and Resources from the National Council
July 14 – In Case You Missed It re: Clinical Scope of Practice
July 13 – Children’s Waiver Renewal Approved
July 13 – OASAS Changes in Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 Parameters
July 13 – Clinical Scope of Practice
July 12 – June 2022 SDoH Medicaid Update
July 12 – 7/11/22: Monkeypox Webinar

July (cont.)

July 11 – NY’s Isolation and Quarantine Protocol
July 11 – Judge Rules proposed Isolation Rules are Unconstitutional
July 11 – SCOTUS to Decide if Medicaid Beneficiaries & Providers Can Sue States
July 8 – Follow Up on Yesterday’s OMH Rate Notice to Health Plans re: COLA
July 7 – OMIG: Compliance Programs, Self-Disclosure, & MMC Fraud, Waste & Abuse Prevention Programs Proposed Regulations
July 6 – NYSDOH Emergency Rule Making re: Telehealth Services
July 5 – OMH Temporary 11.5% Increase Gets CMS Approval
July 1 – Important Advocacy Wins: NYS MAP Behavioral Health Billing and Coding Manual
July 1 – RMS End of Week Update 7/1/22 Extraordinary Session Update: Reproductive Rights and Gun Safety; Primary Election Update

June

June 30 – City nabs extra $30 million from state opioid settlement
June 29 – Formal Repeal of Executive Compensation Executive Order
June 29 – DOH Public Notice Impacting NYS Council Members
June 28 – Updates
June 27 – NYS Leg to Convene Thursday for ‘Extraordinary Session’
June 26 – Biden Signs Safer Communities Act
June 24 – OMH Investments: Updated Resource Document
June 24 – Senate Gun Reform Bill Advances
June 23 – CBC Training Programs for July 2022
June 23 – Follow Up to Our Call: SED guidance
June 23 – High Priority and Time Sensitive re: Workforce Exemption
June 23 – Federal News
June 22 – Analysis of Bipartisan Gun Reform Legislation
June 22 – Federal Update: CCBHC
June 22 – Easy to Read Bipartisan Safer Communities Bill (Section by Section)
June 21 – Text of Senate Bipartisan Agreement
June 21 – Senate Bipartisan Gun Bill Provisions Released
June 21 – Updates: Gun Reform, Clinical Scope Bill, & Health Insurance Premiums
June 21 – National Stakeholder Calls
June 18 – What’s holding up Gun Reform?
June 17 – RMS End of Week Update 6/17/22
June 16 – Slide Deck from NYS Council Member Support call, 6/16
June 15 – Update from Washington
June 15 – FYI: New IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate
June 13 – State Budget Implementation
June 13 – National Council 6/13/22 – Slide Presentations
June 13 – Gun Reform Deal
June 10 – RMS Update: 2022 Health/Mental Hygiene End of Session Bill Summary
June 10 – Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board
June 10 – Governor Hochul Announces $5 Million to Expand Access to Addiction Services in NYS
June 10 – HRSA funding under the Community Health Worker and Health Support Worker Training Program
June 9 – Follow Up: OASAS Emergency Waiver
June 8 – New Issue Brief re: Federal Parity Laws and Provider Reimbursement
June 8 – OMH Regulation for your review
June 7 – New Resource & Unique Opportunity for NYS Council Members
June 6 – Medicaid Update – May 2022
June 6 – Commissioner’s Waiver Extended through 10/4/22
June 6 – Bills Passed by Both Houses during 2022 Session
June 6 – Commissioner’s Emergency Waivers
June 3 – Tweet by Gustavo Rivera on Twitter- Shout to our MMC Model Contract Bill!
June 3 – Article 163 Clinical Scope of Practice Bill Passes Both Houses
June 2 – NYS Council Model Contract Transparency Bill Passes in Both Houses
June 2 – State Budget Bill Update
June 2 – OASAS 819 & 820 Providers – Read This! Approved Managed Care Reimbursement for Part 820 Per Diem: both a temporary 10% increase AND reimbursement for Part 820 Reintegration element
June 1 – MOVEMENT! S9449
June 1 – Advocacy Needed re: Scope of Practice
June 1 – Unlicensed Staff Clinical Scope Issue
June 1 – Brief Update: Clinical Scope of Practice

May

May 31 – NYS Council Model Contract Transparency Bill Headed to a Vote!
May 31 – RESOURCE: Provider Obligations for Patient Portals Under 21st Century Cures Act
May 30 – Update Monday p.m. re: Clinical Scope of Practice
May 28 – OASAS Commissioner Announces Prevention Workforce Awards
May 27 – Scope of Practice Issues: Update
May 27 – MH: Medicare and Telehealth
May 27 – Time Sensitive re: Clinical Scope of Practice
May 26 – Clarification re: Licensing/Scope of Practice Issues
May 26 – More on Senate Opioid Package
May 25 – Senate Opioid Package
May 24 – Update: OMIG Reform Bill and more
May 24 – TAKE ACTION: S9207 – RIVERA
May 24 – Senate to take up Opioid Package
May 23 – NYS Council Model Contract Transparency Legislation
May 23 – OMIG Reform Bill Moving
May 23 – New Resource from BDO: Nonprofit Indirect Costs
May 23 – DOH and State Agencies Conducting Telehealth CONSUMER Survey
May 20 – NYS Council 1115 SHERPA Waiver Comments
May 20 – Biden Admin Announces $1.5B for SOR Grant Program
May 18 – OMH Webinar Recording and Slides: Addressing Community Grief and Trauma in the Wake of the Tragedy in Buffalo
May 18 – Updated OASAS XR buprenorphine guidance
May 11 – Hill Day at Home – June 8, 2022
May 11 – Federal Public Health Emergency
May 10 – Bill Updates
May 10 – Federal News
May 10 – Attention: NYSC members waiting for letters from state for your CCBHC Expansion Grant application
May 9 – CCBHC Grant Opportunities
May 5 – OMH Outpatient Clinic Rates
May 5 – Follow Up to our Thursday morning meeting
May 4 – Notes from OASAS Residential Providers Webinar
May 4 – Recorded Presentation Available: DoH – OHIP Budget Briefing
May 3 – NY’s 1115 Waiver public comment updates
May 3 – Gov. Hochul Announces Appointment of Rep. Antonio Delgado as LG

April 

April 27 – State Register: 4/27 Regulations for your review
April 27 – NY’s 1115 Waiver: HMA Webinar Presentation
April 27 – RESOURCES: SAMHSA Region II: Weekly News Digest
April 26 – NYS Council Continues Pursuit of Transparency and Increased Enforcement in MMC
April 22 – Bills on Assembly and/or Senate Agenda’s
April 21 – Governor Hochul Issues Line Item Vetoes to SFY 2022 Final Budget
April 21 – CCBHC Opportunities
April 21 – White House Releases 2022 Nat’l Drug Control Strategy
April 21 – Attention OASAS Providers: Bill Alert!
April 21 – Follow Up from NYS Council Thursday morning meeting
April 21 – CHP: NYS Council and LAC on Parity Enforcement
April 20 – Important RESOURCE!
April 20 – Important Info for CCBHC Grant Funding Applicants
April 16 – RESOURCE: MACPAC Reference Guide
April 15 – Update to Info I Shared from our call with OMH on Thursday
April 15 – OASAS Budget Briefing for Advocates
April 14 – Follow Up to NYS Council Thursday Meeting with Emil Slane, OMH CFO
April 13 – Biden Admin Extends PHE Until mid-July
April 13 – RESOURCE re: FY 23 Federal Budget and Build Back Better (BBB) proposal
April 13 – For Advocates, Care Managers, etc.
April 13 – More on 1115 Waiver Public Comment Period: “Strategic Health Equity Reform Payment Arrangements: Making Targeted, Evidence-Based Investments to Address the Health Disparities Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic” (SHERPA) 1115 Waiver Amendment
April 13 – NYSDOH 1115 Waiver Amendment Submitted to CMS
April 12 – State Budget Outcome: Nurse Practitioners
April 11 – SFY 2022-23 Final State Budget Update for Health/Mental Hygiene
April 9 – Additional Budget Information
April 9 – Final ATL Budget Bill Outcomes: Opioid Settlement/ Public Health Campaign Funding, & 988 Initiative
April 8 – Highlights of Interest from Final ELFA Budget Bill (S8006C/A9006C)
April 8 – COLA, Healthcare Workforce Bonuses and More on Procurement
April 8 – New York State Budget Update
April 8 – Highlights from HMH Article VII Budget Bill
April 8 – More on Final Budget Agreements
April 8 – State Budget: Competitive Procurement
April 8 – State Budget: COLA and APG Rates
April 8 – State Budget: Telehealth
April 7 – Notes from Governor’s Press Conference re: State Budget
April 7 – State Budget Deal Announced
April 7 – OASAS Regs & Budget Bills
April 6 – State Budget Update
April 6 – NYSDOH Telehealth Rule for Review
April 6 – CHP: Out-of-State Psychologists to Practice in NY
April 5 – Brief State Budget Update
April 5 – ACTION REQUESTED! Make Two Calls Today re: Telehealth
April 4 – Politico: Budget Status Update
April 4 – Class Action on Behalf of NY’s Medicaid Eligible Children Requiring BH Services
April 4 – State Budget Update
April 2 – Powerful Assembly Insurance Chair Faces Primary
April 2 – Process and Practice: Linking Organizational Strategy and Race Equity Work
April 1 – Make Calls Today in Support of 11% COLA!
April 1 – OASAS Rate Sheet and Notice to Health Plans

March

March 31 – Telehealth Advocacy Request
March 31 – NYS Council Thursday Morning Meeting with Alan Maughan
March 31 – Breaking News: Lawsuit Claims NYS Failed to Provide Legally Required Mental Health Care to Kids
March 31 – BHCC/BH IPA eFMAP Spending Proposal Approved by CMS
March 31 – Advocacy Needed on Telehealth
March 31 – NYS Council Partners with CBC on Training Programs in April 2022
March 30 – Biden Federal Budget Proposal: Notes from National Council
March 30 – OASAS Rate Enhancements as a Result of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)
March 29 – State Budget Update
March 29 – TIME SENSITIVE: Call In to Ensure APG Government Rates are Extended & Inclusive
March 29 – GOV. ANNOUNCES $21M FOR ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAMS DEDICATED TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
March 28 – ONDCP: Addiction & Overdose in Biden budget proposal
March 28 – A few more details: Biden FY 2023 Budget Proposal
March 28 – Meaningful Enforcement
March 26 – Caucus Releases 10-Point Plan to Aid Communities & Reduce Crime
March 26 – CCBHC Round Up
March 25 – ADVOCACY REQUEST: FRIDAY, 3/25
March 24 – NYS Council Partners with CBC on Training Programs in April 2022
March 23 – Regulations for review to include DoH Medicaid Telehealth Rule Making
March 23 – Use Your Time Tomorrow to Weigh In with Lawmakers
March 23 – Good article discussing Medicare Coverage of Telemental Health After PHE End
March 22 – NYS Council & National Council
March 21 – Telehealth and Medicare
March 21 – When Will We See Movement on NY’s $17B 1115 Waiver Ask
March 17 – RMS Health & Mental Hygiene One House Budget Update for SFY 2023
March 17 – Attention: CFTSS, Children HCBS, and Voluntary Foster Care 29-I Health Facilities
March 17 – Attention OASAS Providers: ACTION REQUIRED BY APRIL 1, 2022
March 17 – Interesting Articles
March 16 – RESOURCE: OIG Workplan
March 16 – NYS HERO Act Protections
March 15 – Federal Budget Update: Omnibus Results
March 15 – BREAKING NEWS: New Parity Report
March 15 – Conference Committee Lists
March 15 – State Budget: Conference Committees
March 15 – Crain’s Health Pulse: NYS Council quoted
March 14 – 57 new budget provisions in Senate one house budget resolution
March 14 – S5505 – Rivera – Telehealth
March 14 – Competitive Procurement
March 14 – Senate and Assembly Release One House Budget Proposals
March 11 – State Budget Update
March 10 – 1) Federal Spending Package and 2) State Budget Talks
March 10 – Next SAMHSA Expansion Grant RFP
March 10 – RESOURCE: Brief article re: Remote Work Arrangements
March 9 – Telehealth and Medicare
March 8 – Medicaid Update – February 2022
March 7 – SIGN ON LETTER Refuting Assertions by Opponents of HMH Part P (MCO Competitive Bid Proposal)
March 7 – NYS Council Empire Report Ad
March 5 – NYP: Hochul’s Medicaid shake-up — if done right — could help both patients and taxpayers
March 3 – Follow Up from this morning’s NYS Council Member Support & Public Policy meeting
March 2 – Resources from Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation for Nonprofits Webinar
March 2 – STATE BUDGET UPDATE: Joint Economic and Revenue Consensus Report Released for SFY 2023
March 2 – Medicaid Waiver Update at PHHPC meeting
March 2 – Part P Competitive Bid Exec Budget Proposal
March 2 – STATE OF THE UNION: Addressing Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic
March 1 – STATE OF THE UNION: National MH Strategy – Note from National Council
March 1 – NYS Council Update re: Healthcare Bonus Proposal in Gov’s Budget
March 1 – Bill Hammond on Single Payer Proposal
March 1 – Recording of recent Public Health and Health Planning Council Meeting

February 

February 28 – NYS Council Partners with CBC on Training Programs in March 2022
February 28 – TIME SENSITIVE: Support Part P, Competitive Bid proposal by sharing w/ media contacts
February 25 – CDC Releases Draft Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
February 25 – OASAS Adopts Regulatory Changes to Incident Reporting Requirements
February 24 – RESOURCE: NYS Medicaid 2022-23 Executive Budget Briefing Webinar
February 22 – Immediate Action Required – OMH Workforce Grant Award
February 22 – Revised NYS Council Talking Points for Advocacy
February 22 – OASAS Providers: Telehealth Funding Available
February 18 – VBP Roadmap Public Comment Submission
February 18 – Official DOH Notice on the Healthcare Workforce Boosters
February 18 – OMH: Interpretative Guidance on Involuntary and Emergency Admissions FINAL
February 18 – Children’s Services of HCBS, CFTSS, and 29-I eFMAP Rate Announcement
February 18 – Gov. Hochul Issues 30 Day Amendments to Executive Budget proposal
February 17 – OMH and OASAS Mask Guidance
February 16 – Talking Points Document
February 15 – OMH: Emergency Mask Requirements for inpatient, outpatient and congregate residential programs
February 15 – Updated Guidance: Statewide Formulary for Opioid Dependence Agents and Opioid Antagonists
February 14 – OASAS Legislation of Interest
February 11 – Tax Credit Advocacy
February 10 – OASAS Executive Budget Presentation
February 9 – 1) OASAS Budget Briefing and 2) Updated State Mask Requirements
February 9 – Governor Hochul Announces (Effective Tomorrow) the Statewide Mask or Vaccine Requirement for Indoor Businesses is Discontinued
February 8 – HPA Testimony
February 8 – NYS Council to Testify at Today’s Joint Legislative Budget Committee Health Hearing
February 7 – Executive Order 38 and Executive Order 6
February 7 – OMH and OASAS Commissioner’s Regulatory Waivers
February 6 – Regional View of Drug Deaths in NYS During Height of Pandemic
February 2 – NYS Council Support/Oppose DRAFT Document

January

January 28 – CCBHC Expansion Grants
January 27 – NYS Council Partners with CBC on Training Programs in February 2022
January 24 – Summary of Executive Budget Proposal- Behavioral Health Reinvestment from MMC
January 23 – 2022 NYS Council Membership Renewal Campaign
January 22 – Update on Delivery, Availability of Masks/Test Kits
January 22 – Deep Dive: Summary of HMH Article VII Executive Budget Bill, Part DD- Human Services COLA
January 21 – Summary of SFY 2023 Executive HMH Budget Part P, Requires a Competitive Bid Process for MMC Plans
January 21 – NYS Council Government Relations Firm Shares Health & Mental Hygiene Executive Budget Update for SFY 2023
January 21 – Executive Budget Proposals: More Information
January 21 – OASAS Rate Enhancements
January 19 – MCO Procurement
January 19 – Solicitation for Public Comment: NYSDOH Updated VBP Roadmap
January 19 – HEADS UP: Availability of Rapid Tests and Masks
January 18 – Limiting Number of MCOs in Carve In
January 18 – NYS Council Breaking NEWS: FY 2023 Executive Budget Proposal Briefing Book
January 18 – Highlights from the Governor’s Budget Address
January 18 – For State Budget Wonks
January 18 – Budget Briefing Book Round Up
January 18 – OMH: FMAP Rate Enhancements for ACT and PROS
January 17 – NYS Council Advocacy: Reading the Tea Leaves
January 17 – OMH: Adult BH HCBS Updated Workflow 2022
January 14 – Federal Vaccine Mandate: Additional Info & Previously Issued State Guidance
January 14 – HH Care Managers and Covid Vaccines
January 13 – Telehealth Parity Bill on Senate Health Agenda 1/19/22
January 13 – This Just Arrived re: Vaccine Mandate
January 13 – U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Vaccine Requirements
January 12 – NYSDOH Rule Making on Telehealth and more
January 12 – Information Sharing
January 11 – OMIG Reform Bill
January 10 – Hochul proposes Medicaid eligibility equity for older adults and people with disabilities
January 10 – FCC Launches Affordable Connectivity Program
January 10 – CMS NEWS: Biden Admin. Requires Insurance Companies and Group Health Plans to Cover Cost of At-Home COVID-19 Tests
January 7 – Amended Bills of Interest
January 7 – Telehealth and SOS
January 7 – Heads Up: 1/5/22 Regulations for review
January 6 – OSHA Vaccine Mandate Issue Now with Supreme Court
January 6 – Some potentially good news re: Employer Unemployment Insurance Charge
January 6 – APG Sunset
January 5 – More on State of the State Proposals – Opioid Epidemic
January 5 – Review of State of the State Proposals
January 5 – January 2022 Billing Call Follow Up
January 4 – 2021 Health/Mental Hygiene Bill Summary with Action Taken by Governor
January 4 – State of the State Address: Access Information