Guidance Documents
The Office of Mental Health makes available, through this page, the full text of all guidance documents on which the agency currently relies. As defined in section 202-e of the State Administrative Procedure Act, a guidance document is any guideline, memorandum or similar document, prepared by an agency, that provides general information or guidance to assist regulated parties in complying with any statute, rule or other legal requirement. The term does not include documents that concern only the internal management of the agency, such as a policy that applies only to an OMH operated facility or program.
Adult Services
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Certification Manual
- ACT Program Guidelines
- Administrative Practices and Medicaid Requirements
- Assistant Outpatient Treatment Programs - Standards for Assistant Outpatient Treatment (AOT)
(60kb) - Co-occurring Disorders: OMH, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Jointly Distribute Products to Support Improved Services for Adults with Co-occurring Disorders
- Guidelines for Initial Reporting by Local Governmental Unit on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (73kb)
- NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) Policy Statement Regarding Electronic Signatures, September 2007
- Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) Provider Handbook
- Serious & Persistent Mental Illness
- Supported Housing Program Implementation Guidelines
Behavioral Health Organizations (BHO) Implementation
- BHO Implementation (157kb)
- Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) Emergency Observation Beds (EOBs) (144kb)
- Confidentiality (173kb)
- Court-Ordered Treatment (73kb)
- Medicaid Eligibility (150kb)
- OMH-Designated Child Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Specialty Clinics
(88kb)
- SED Children (101kb)
- Task 2 Children/Youth SED (152kb)
- Youth Admissions to OMH State-Operated Psychiatric Centers (125kb)
Bureau of Criminal History Information
Bureau of Cultural Competence
Children and Family Services
- Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Guidance Documents (Waiver Manual)
Clinic and Ambulatory Restructuring
- Part 599 Guidance (375kb)
Community Budget and Fiscal Management
- Aid to Localities Spending Plan Guidelines
- Consolidated Fiscal Reporting Information for Residential Treatment Facility Providers: Prescription Medications
- Long Acting Atypical Anti-Psychotic Injections
- Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Notification
- New York State Consolidated Budget Reporting and Claiming Manual
- Office of Mental Health Finance Consolidated Fiscal Reporting
- OMH Procurement Lobbying Act Guidelines and Forms
Forensic Services
Health Services
- Important Information Regarding the Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit
- Medicaid Self-Disclosure Guidance
- Medicare Part D
- Medical Alert - Increased Risk of Heat Illness to Persons Taking Antipsychotic Medications
Inspection and Certification
- Comfort Room Guide
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Review Guidelines
- Inpatient Safety Standards
- Standards of Care Anchor Elements
- Use of PRN Medications (139kb)
Office of Financial Management
- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Reductions
The 2010-11 FMAP "Contingency Allocation Plan" requires the Office of Mental Health (OMH) to reduce individual payments by 1.1 percent for the period between September 16, 2010 and March 31, 2011.
Office of Performance Management and Evaluation
Public Affairs and Planning
- New York State County Disaster Mental Health Planning and Response Guide: A Guide for County Directors of Mental Health and Community Services
- Statewide Comprehensive Plan
Public Information Office
- Communication Needs of Persons Who Are Non–English Speaking, Deaf or Hard of Hearing (中文 | PyCCКИЙ | Kreyòl Ayisyen)
- HIPAA Privacy Rules for the Protection of Health and Mental Health Information (中文 | PyCCКИЙ | Kreyòl Ayisyen)
- Inpatient Rights (中文 | PyCCКИЙ | Español | Kreyòl Ayisyen)
- Outpatient Rights (中文 | PyCCКИЙ | Español | Kreyòl Ayisyen)
Comments or questions about the information on this page can be directed to the Bureau of Policy, Regulation and Legislation.