Guidance Documents
Guidance Documents 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
Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) on the OMH System - (March 13, 2023)
The Federal Government announced that the PHE expired on May 11, 2023. Providers should have completed outstanding documentation ensuring services rendered on and after the end date of the PHE meet all regulatory requirements.
Commissioner’s Regulatory Waivers
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - UPDATED (July 5, 2023)
- Commissioner’s Regulatory Waiver - UPDATED (February 1, 2023)
- 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.
FAQs
- NYS OMH COVID-19 AOT FAQs(REVISED - 9/28/2020)
OMH Program Guidance
- COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Waiver Memo
- Prescription of Controlled Substances after the Federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (2/2/2023)
- OMH COVID-19 Guidance - Incident Reporting and NIMRS Updates (4/21/2020)
- OMH COVID-19 State Disaster Emergency, Executive Order No. 202, Health Home Plus (8/4/2022)
Infection Control Guidance
OMH State-Operated Facility Guidance
- Updated OMH Psychiatric Center Visitation Policy (REVISED - 6/13/2023)
- OMH PC COVID-19 Screening State PC Admissions Form (REVISED - 3/25/2022)
Non COVID-19 Guidance
General Guidance
- OMH OASAS Social Work Exemption Sunset- Program Guidance/FAQ
- Agency Cultural Competence Plan
- Service Dollar Guidance
- 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
- Certified Residential Rehab Services (Community Residence) Rate and Billing Guidance
- Health Home Plus for High-Need Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Program Guidance
- Interpretative Guidance on Involuntary and Emergency Admissions (02/2022)
- OMH Involuntary-Emergency Admission Interpretative Guidance Webinar - Q&A
- OMH Approval of Disposition of Real Property Acquired through State Aid
- Serious 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
- Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Criteria
- Youth Assertive Community Team (ACT) Program Guidance
- Home Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) Program Guidance
Part 599 Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services (MHOTRS) Program
Community Budget and Fiscal Management
- Aid to Localities Spending Plan Guidelines
- New York State Consolidated Budget Reporting and Claiming Manual
- 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
- Medicaid Self-Disclosure Guidance
- Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Notification
- OMH Policy Statement Regarding Electronic Signatures, September 2007
Monkeypox (Orthopoxvirus)
Telehealth Services
- Effective Date Memo on OMH Telehealth Guidance
- Telehealth Services Guidance for Providers
- Telehealth Modifier Use for OMH-licensed/Designated Programs