Training Series
Telehealth Guidance & Impact of Ending the Public Health Emergency
- This series page provides an overview of the updated Telehealth Guidance issued by the NYS Office of Mental Health & the impact of ending the Public Health Emergency.
NYS Resources
- The New York State Department of Health released Unwinding from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Stakeholder Questions and Answers, which is a collection of answers to inquiries regarding New York’s redetermination process now that the Continuous Coverage Requirement has ended for Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the Essential Plan.
- The New York State Office of Mental Health released a Telehealth Standards of Care (SOC) document. The SOC aligns with the current 14 NYCRR Part 596 Telehealth regulations, OMH Telehealth Services Guidance for Providers, and includes exemplary practices. OMH will begin using the SOC in certification reviews starting August 1, 2023.
Pre-Recorded Webinars
- These presentations are pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes.
- The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/2023, consistent with the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), which ends at the end of the day on 5/11/2023.
Pre-recorded webinars can be found for the following programs (as well as the general overview of the updated guidance) below:
Overview of the Impact on Ending Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Updated Telehealth Guidance
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes.
Program specific changes can be found in the program specific presentations here.
The ef...
Telehealth: Article 31 Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services (MHOTRS)
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance. This presentation covers a general overview of changes for Article 31 MHOTRS Programs and Article 31 Satellite, School-based MHOT...
Telehealth: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for ACT Programs
The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/2023, consistent with the end...
Telehealth: Children’s Day Treatment
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for Children’s Day Treatment Programs.
The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/202...
Telehealth: Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS)
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) Programs.
The effective d...
Telehealth: Continuing Day Treatment (CDT)
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for CDT Programs.
The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/2023, consistent with th...
Telehealth: Crisis Services
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for Crisis Services.
The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/2023, consistent with...
Telehealth: Hospital-Based Programs
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for Hospital Based Programs.
The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/2023, consisten...
Telehealth: OMH Hosted CORE/Adult BH HCBS
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for OMH Hosted CORE/Adult BH HCBS Programs.
The effective date of this guidance is 5/1...
Telehealth: Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP)
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP).
The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/20...
Telehealth: Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS)
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for PROS Programs.
The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/2023, consistent with t...
Telehealth: Residential Programs
May 08, 2023
This presentation is pulled directly from the Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on the OMH System Guidance and the Updated OMH Telehealth Guidance and covers general overview of changes for Residential Programs.
The effective date of this guidance is 5/12/2023, consistent w...