September 25, 2024

Attached, please find the following Notices of Adoption published in today’s State Register:

• OASAS regulation related to Voluntary Certification of Recovery Residences in NYS; and (page 1 at link above) 
• NYSED regulation related to Social Work and Mental Health Practitioner Supervision Requirements, Acceptable Accrediting Bodies for Social Work Education Programs, and the Social Work Psychotherapy Privilege. (page 11 at link above) 

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From Today’s State Register re: 1) rate adjustments for Partial Hospitalization providers licensed by OMH, and 2) certain Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services (MHOTRS) providers licensed by OMH:

PUBLIC NOTICE
Department of Health
Pursuant to 42 CFR Section 447.205, the Department of Health
hereby gives public notice of the following:
The Department of Health proposes to amend the Title XIX (Medicaid) State Plan for non-institutional services to comply with
the New York State enacted budget. The following changes are
proposed:
Non-Institutional Services
Effective on or after October 1, 2024, the Department of Health will
adjust Medicaid rates of payment by 25 percent statewide for Partial Hospitalization providers licensed by the Office of Mental Health. The estimated net aggregate increase in gross fee-for-service Medicaid expenditures attributable to this initiative, contained in the budget for state fiscal year 2024-2025 is $95,000.

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed State Plan Amendment, a copy of which will be available for public review
on the Department’s website at http://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/ state_plans/status. Individuals without Internet access may view the State Plan Amendments at any local (county) social services district.

For further information and to review and comment, please contact:
Department of Health, Division of Finance and Rate Setting, 99
Washington Ave., One Commerce Plaza, Suite 1432, Albany, NY
12210, spa-inquiries@health.ny.gov

PUBLIC NOTICE
Department of Health
Pursuant to 42 CFR Section 447.205, the Department of Health
hereby gives public notice of the following:
The Department of Health proposes to amend the Title XIX
(Medicaid) State Plan for non-institutional services to comply with
the New York State enacted budget. The following changes are
proposed:

Non-Institutional Services
Effective on or after October 1, 2024, the Department of Health will adjust Medicaid rates of payment by 2.8% statewide for those MentalHealth Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services (MHOTRS) providers licensed by the Office of Mental Health who participate in the OMH Quality Improvement initiative. The quality program will be enhanced to support expansion of access to mental health services and improved patient outcomes.
The estimated net aggregate increase in gross fee-for-service Medicaid expenditures attributable to this initiative contained in the budget for state fiscal year 2024-2025 is $1.0 million.

The public is invited to review and comment on this proposed State Plan Amendment, a copy of which will be available for public review
on the Department’s website at http://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/state_plans/status. Individuals without Internet access may view the State Plan Amendments at any local (county) social services district.

For further information and to review and comment, please contact:
Department of Health, Division of Finance and Rate Setting, 99
Washington Ave., One Commerce Plaza, Suite 1432, Albany, NY
12210, spa-inquiries@health.ny.gov