This comes to us from OMH and is applicable only to clinic.
OMH has filed a Notice of Emergency Adoption/Proposed Rule Making with the Department of State to create a new 14 NYCRR Part 530 – Vital Access Program and Providers. The Vital Access Program allows for supplemental funding and/or a temporary rate or fee adjustment that is available to providers of mental health services that are determined by the Commissioner to be essential to the availability of mental health services in a geographic or economic region of the State but in financial jeopardy due to their payer mix or geographic isolation. This new Part establishes a process by which providers of mental health clinic services may be designated as Vital Access Providers to receive this funding. The emergency adoption is effective as of November 4, 2014, and will remain in effect for 90 days. The proposed rule will be published in the State Register on November 19, 2014, and the 45-day public comment period will commence at that time.
A copy of the rule text is attached and available on the OMH website at: http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/policy_and_regulations/.
Sue Watson
NYS Office of Mental Health
Bureau of Policy, Regulation and Legislation
44 Holland Avenue, 8th floor
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 474-1331
(518) 473-7863 (FAX)
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