OMH Housing providers are considered to be essential services and are exempt from the 75% staff reduction rules, including your administrations, which we verified with OMH. See the official guidance below:
https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026
- nursing homes, or residential health care facilities or congregate care facilities
- homeless shelters and congregate care facilities
- human services providers whose function includes the direct care of patients in state-licensed or funded voluntary programs; the care, protection, custody and oversight of individuals both in the community and in state-licensed residential facilities; those operating community shelters and other critical human services agencies providing direct care or support