Guidance Documents
Guidance Documents include memorandums, advisories, or similar documents that provide 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.
Guidance on COVID-19
Commissioner’s Regulatory Waivers
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - UPDATED (October 4, 2022)
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - UPDATED (June 6, 2022)
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - UPDATED (February 5, 2022)
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - UPDATED (December 7, 2021)
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - UPDATED (October 23, 2021)
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - UPDATED (August 23, 2021)
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - Amendment (June 28, 2021)
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver (June 25, 2021)
Waiver issued to help service providers meet local needs while maintaining program integrity.
COVID-19 Reporting
- Daily COVID-19 Data
Provides data on infections and confirmed deaths caused by COVID-19 virus among the patients, clients, and staffs of our psychiatric centers.
Mask Guidance
FAQs
- NYS OMH COVID-19 Disaster Emergency FAQs (REVISED - 7/13/2020)
- NYS OMH COVID-19 AOT FAQs(REVISED - 9/28/2020)
- NYS OMH COVID-19 Supportive Housing FAQs (3/30/2020)
DOH Guidance
- DOH Novel Coronavirus Website
- Interim Updated Isolation & Quarantine Guidance (REVISED - 5/31/2022)
- Interim Advisory on Return-to-Work Protocols for Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in Healthcare Settings
- DOH COVID-19 Guidance for Health Homes
- 2020 DOH Medicaid Updates
OMH Billing and Documentation Guidance
- Supplemental Disaster Emergency Billing and Documentation Guidance for ACT, PROS, CDT, PHP, Adult BH HCBS, Clinic, Children’s Day Treatment, Adult and Children’s Residential Programs (10/2021)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Clinic Treatment Programs Billing (REVISED - 1/22/2021)
- OMH-OASAS COVID-19 Guidance - Adult BH HCBS and RCA Program and Billing (REVISED - 5/8/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - ACT Program and Billing (4/13/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - CDT Program and Billing (4/13/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Children’s Day Treatment Program and Billing (REVISED - 4/15/2020)
- OMH-OASAS Covid-19 Guidance - CORE Services (2/10/2022)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Partial Hospitalization Program and Billing (4/13/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - PROS Program and Billing
OMH Program Guidance
- Prescription of Controlled Substances after the Federal Public Health Emergency (5/12/2022)
- OMH Guidance Regarding Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates (REVISED - 1/26/2022)
- OMH Multi Agency Vaccine Data Collection System Guidance (5/21/2021)
- COVID-19 Related Integrated Clinic Services (12/2/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance- Consolidated RTF Treatment and Documentation Standards, Visitation, Telemental Health Utilization, and Restraint Response (10/30/2020)
- Information on COVID-19 Testing for OMH and OASAS Programs (7/13/2020)
- OMH-OASAS Ambulatory and Residential Program COVID-19 Testing, Record Keeping, and Notification Instructions (6/30/2020)
- OMH Memo to Residential Providers on Assisting Clients with COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments (4/30/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Incident Reporting and NIMRS Updates (4/21/2020)
- Effective Date of OMH COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Telemental Health and Program Guidance (4/20/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Adult and Children’s Residential Documentation (4/13/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Clinic Treatment Programs Documentation (4/13/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Interim Background Check (REVISED - 4/17/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Interim Background Check Attestation (REVISED - 4/21/2020)
- NYS Justice Center Executive Order 202.13 Criminal Background Check Request Form (4/15/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 - Essential Business Letter (3/20/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Admissions and Continuity of Care (3/20/2020)
- Provider Memo - Maintaining Continuity of Operations Plans and Reporting Disruptions in Services (3/13/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 State Disaster Emergency, Executive Order No. 202, Health Home Plus (8/4/2022)
Infection Control Guidance
- COVID-19 Infection Control Manual for Public Mental Health System Programs (REVISED - 9/16/2022)
OMH Fiscal/Contract Guidance
- OMH Memorandum: Reporting the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness on the Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) Claim
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - State Aid Funded Contracts (3/20/2020)
OMH State-Operated Facility Guidance
- Updated OMH Psychiatric Center Visitation Policy (REVISED - 7/5/2022)
- OMH PC COVID-19 Screening State PC Admissions Form (REVISED - 3/25/2022)
OMH Telemental Health Guidance
- Streamlined Process to Permanently Add Telemental Health as an Optional or Additional Service (7/24/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 Consolidated Telemental Health Guidance (2/12/2021)
- Telehealth Modifier Use for OMH-licensed/Designated Programs during COVID-19 Emergency (3/26/2020)
- Self-Attestation of Compliance to Offer Telemental Health Services (REVISED - 3/30/2020)
COVID-19 Webinars
- COVID-19 Community Provider Vaccine Tracking
- OMH-DHSES Webinar: FEMA Public Assistance Q&A Forum for COVID-19 Disaster Recovery
- NYS OMH Employee Wellness During COVID-19
- MCTAC: Essential Tips for Tele-Behavioral Health Engagement
- State Aid Contracting with OMH during COVID-19 State of Emergency: State Aid Letter Contract Providers
- State Aid Contracting with OMH during COVID-19 State of Emergency: Directors of Community Services
- State Aid Contracting with OMH during COVID-19 State of Emergency: Direct Contract Providers
- Telehealth for OMH and OASAS providers during the COVID 19 State of Emergency (3-17-2020)
Non COVID-19 Guidance
General Guidance
- OMH OASAS Social Work Exemption Sunset- Program Guidance/FAQ
- Agency Cultural Competence Plan
- Medical Alert - Increased Risk of Heat Illness to Persons Taking Antipsychotic Medications
- Service Dollar Guidance
- Statewide Comprehensive Plan
- Use of PRN Medications
- Communication Needs of Persons Who Are Non–English Speaking, Deaf or Hard of Hearing (中文 | PyCCКИЙ | Kreyòl Ayisyen)
- Discharge Planning (বাংলা | 中文 | PyCCКИЙ | Español | Kreyòl Ayisyen | 한국어)
- HIPAA Privacy Rules for the Protection of Health and Mental Health Information (中文 | PyCCКИЙ | Kreyòl Ayisyen)
- Inpatient Rights ( ى | বাঙালি | 中文 | 繁體字 | Kreyòl Ayisyen | Italiano | 한국어 | Polski | PyCCКИЙ | Español | אידיש)
- Outpatient Rights (ى | বাঙালি | 中文 | 繁體字 | Kreyòl Ayisyen | Italiano | 한국어 | Polski | PyCCКИЙ | Español | אידיש)
Adult Services
- ACT Guidance Documents
- Health Home Plus for High-Need Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Program Guidance
- Interpretative Guidance on Involuntary and Emergency Admissions (02/2022)
- OMH Approval of Disposition of Real Property Acquired through State Aid
- Serious & Persistent Mental Illness Criteria
- Supportive Housing Guidelines
Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)
- AOT Guidance for Reporting Significant Events
- Guidance for AOT Program Operation
- Guidelines for Initial Reporting by Local Governmental Unit on AOT
Behavioral Health Managed Care
Children and Family Services
- Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Guidance Documents (Waiver Manual)
- Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Criteria
- Youth Assertive Community Team (ACT) Program Guidance
Part 599 Clinic Program
- Clinic-Based Intensive Outpatient Treatment Module Guidance
- Part 599 Guidance
- Telemental Health Guidance for Local Providers
Community Budget and Fiscal Management
- Aid to Localities Spending Plan Guidelines
- New York State Consolidated Budget Reporting and Claiming Manual
- Office of Mental Health Finance Consolidated Fiscal Reporting
- OMH Procurement Lobbying Act Guidelines and Forms
- Prohibited Related-Party Transactions, Self-Dealing, and Waste of State Funds
- Waiver of Competitive Bidding Requirements for General Contractors
Inspection and Certification
- Assertive Community Treatment Standards of Care
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Review Guidelines
- Implementation Guidelines - 14 NYCRR Section 526.4 - Restraint and Seclusion
- Inpatient Safety Standards
- PROS Standards of Care
Medicaid
- Administrative Practices and Medicaid Requirements
- Important Information Regarding the Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit
- Medicaid Self-Disclosure Guidance
- Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Notification
- OMH Policy Statement Regarding Electronic Signatures, September 2007
- Restricted, Terminated or Excluded Individuals or Entities
Monkeypox (Orthopoxvirus)