Hi everyone – States must submit transition plans to the federal government to show how they are, or will become, compliant with the CMS “Final Settings Rule” that sets out standards for settings where HCBS will be delivered. The goal is to get as many settings as possible approved, because any client living in a non-approved setting will not be eligible for HCBS.
OMH SECTION: You can find the OMH portion of the amended NYS HCBS Transition Plan here.
STATEWIDE PLAN: You can find the entire amended statewide plan (DOH, OPWDD, OMH, OASAS, OCFS) here.
We intend to read through the OMH section and provide comments. If you want to weigh in, you can do so directly to DOH, or you can send your comments to us and we will incorporate them into our comments.
To comment directly please email
or send written comments to:
New York State Department of Health
Office of Health Insurance Program Division of Long Term Care
Attn: Deborah Rhatigan
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Ave., Suite 1620
Albany, NY 12210
Hope your summers are going well. Toni