Behavioral Health
Overview
New York's behavioral health system must continually adapt and innovate to advance patient care and meet the demands of transformative initiatives and requirements at the state and federal level. HANYS provides representation, guidance, analytics and education to assist our members as they navigate the complexities of the evolving behavioral health environment.
A taskforce comprised of more than 60 behavioral health leaders at hospitals and health systems statewide help guide HANYS’ behavioral health initiatives.
Priorities
Members receive assistance with diverse policy and practice challenges every day, including these ongoing priorities:
- reduction or elimination of complex case discharge delays;
- advancement of telehealth for behavioral health;
- preventing and managing patients exhibiting aggressive behavior; and
- opioid addiction management and prevention.
HANYS also provides powerful advocacy and representation through participation in and leadership of workgroups and taskforces, and well-recognized expertise at the state and federal levels.
Events
- Mitigating circumstances that can lead to injury - September 27
- Leveraging community violence specialists through SNUG - December 7
Recordings
- Opioid use and OUD treatment: Epidemiology, trends and resources - September 14
- Navigating the county eligibility and referral processes - September 12
- Patients who stay against medical advice - July 20
Comment letters
2023
- HANYS OPPS Proposed Rule Comments to CMS for CY 2024
- 2024 Physician fee schedule; behavioral health provisions
- Continuation of Telecourt
- Continuation of prescribing of controlled substances through telemedicine
- 42 CFR Part 2 Confidentiality of SUD patient records
- HANYS’ comments to SAMHSA on revisions to the medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder
- HANYS’ comments to CMS on changes to the Medicare Advantage, Part D
- HANYS’ comments to HRSA on the 340B drug pricing program; administrative dispute resolution
- Directive to bring psychiatric inpatient beds online – OMH, DOH
2022
- Building behavioral health specialties within MA networks – CMS
- Clinical practice guidelines for prescribing opioids – CDC
- Clinic treatment program regulations – OMH
- Comprehensive program regulations update – OASAS
- Strategic plan – OMH
- Strategic plan – OPWDD
- Telehealth services – OMH
2021
- Crisis stabilization centers – OMH
- Designated services regulations – OMH
- eFMAP and block grant funding – OMH
- eFMAP funding – OPWDD
- Integrating services offered by OASAS and OMH – Assembly
- Interventions to support healthcare worker mental health – CDC
- Patient characteristics survey – OMH
- SUPPORT act; dispensing and administering controlled substances for MAT – DEA
- Video technology for MHL proceedings – Unified Court System
2020
- Integration of OMH and OASAS into one agency – OMH, OASAS
- Substance use disorder services – OASAS
