June 30, 2025

Here’s the Notice from OASAS re: the July 9 Webinar we told you about along with 3 documents we shared with you yesterday:

Dear OTP and OP Providers,

Your attendance is needed at an upcoming meeting with NYS DOH, OASAS, and MAS to discuss updates to the Medicaid Transportation Common Medical Marketing Area (CMMA) policy. This meeting will also include helpful resources to support your programs.

Meeting Details:

Date:  July 9, 2025

Time:  11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Register Link: https://meetny-gov.webex.com/weblink/register/rb8ea531aac74fd6516e072c9e2df5e6b

Please review the following key updates, which will be discussed in more detail during the meeting:

Transition Date Delayed:

DOH has postponed the CMMA transition start date for existing members traveling outside of CMMA to July 28, 2025 (previously June 30). Please see the attached CMMA timeline slides for more detail.

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MAS Bulk Standing Order CMMA Updates

CMMA Timeline

Member Lists via HCS:

MAS will continue using the Health Commerce System (HCS) to share lists of impacted members with programs—only if an HCS contact has been provided. Starting next week, you will receive lists of members whose standing transportation orders are set to expire during the week of July 28.

• Instructions for accessing these lists in HCS are attached.
• A new MAS system feature now allows you to identify members outside their CMMA and sort by the expiration date of standing orders. See the attached screenshots for guidance.

Member Notification:

• On June 30, 2025, DOH will send a text message to impacted members. The message will inform them about the policy change affecting out-of-county travel for services and will link to the previously shared member document:
• Medicaid Transportation CMMA Policy for Members: https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/members/transportation/medicaid_trans_cmma_policy.htm

We encourage all programs to attend.

For any questions, please reach out to the SOTA mailbox at sota.mailbox@oasas.ny.gov. If you’re having trouble accessing any of the attached files, please notify communications@oasas.ny.gov of the issue and we will provide the information in an alternate format.