July 13, 2024

Good morning,

A few items of interest below and attached:

1) NYS Council Comments on OMH Part 551 proposed amendments

On Friday, July 12 the NYS Council shared our comments and concerns with OMH leadership regarding proposed amendments to Part 551 regulations governing operation of MHOTRS.   We sent two documents to the Office.  (See 2 docs below).

Comments from the NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Final-1

Additional comments from NYS Council regarding OMH Part 551 proposed amendments

Thanks to all NYS Council members who weighed in with your comments and concerns!!
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2) Webinars on CFTSS Evidence-Based Practice ImplementationLast year, the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) piloted the inclusion of evidence-based practices (EBPs) within Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) programs through the NYU Center for Workforce Excellence (CWE). As part of this initiative, Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) are implemented under Other Licensed Practitioner (OLP) and Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment (CPST) services within CFTSS.

The NYU Center for Workforce Excellence (CWE) will be hosting the following webinars that will provide more information about the EBP models, application process, and training details for the new fall 2024 cohort launch:

• July 8^th from 1:30pm-3pm – introductory webinar for designated CFTSS providers.  Register here: https://registration.nytac.org/event/?pid=8&id=1422
• August 6^th 2pm-3pm – application process office hours.  Register here:  https://registration.nytac.org/event/?pid=8&id=1423

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DOH Announces Dual Enrollment Option for Children’s Health Home and Early Intervention Services
Effective July 1^st, children who are eligible for Health Home and Early Intervention services may be enrolled in both programs and providers may submit claims for all services delivered, including case management. Providers may use one of the following three options for service delivery:

1. Dually Designated Agency, in which the agency submits claims for Health Home care management and for Early Intervention service coordination.
2. Separate Health Home and Early Intervention Providers, in which the child/family is served by both a Health Home Care Manager and an Early Intervention Ongoing Service Coordinator and each entity bills separately.
3. Sub-contracting, in which Health Home care management providers currently in a sub-contracting relationship for delivery of early intervention service coordination can continue this relationship; however, Health Home care management agencies cannot separately bill for the early intervention services delivered by the sub-contractor.

The DOH guidance is attached.  Questions may be submitted to this address: https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubpal/builder/email-health-homes  for Health Homes, and to beipub@health.ny.gov for Early Intervention.