COVID-19 Resources for Behavorial Health Providers

OMH Guidance and Resources

All NYS Office of Mental Health Guidance Documents

Public Health Emergency Unwind Fact Sheet (Issued 12.18.2023)

Impact of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) on the OMH System (Issued 3.13.2023) 

Revised Protocols for Personnel in Clinical and Direct Care Settings to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure or Infection (Issued 2.15.21)

Use of Telephone and Two-way Video Technology by OMH-Licensed, Funded or Designated Providers and Clients Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic (Consolidated Telemental Health Guidance) (Revised 2.12.21)

Streamlined Process to Permanently Add Telemental Health as an Optional/Additional Service (Issued 7.24.20)

Information on COVID-19 Testing for OMH and OASAS Programs (Issued 7.13.20)

OMH and OASAS Ambulatory Residential Program COVID-19 Testing, Record Keeping, and Notification Instructions (Issued 6.30.20)

Infection Control Guidance for Reopening Public Mental Health System Sites (Issued 6.25.20)

OMH COVID-19 Disaster Emergency FAQ (Updated 6.11.20)

Incident Reporting and NIMRS Update (Issued 4.21.20)

Telephonic Billing Modifiers for Mental Health Services during COVID-19: Guidance (Issued 3.26.20)

Telehealth Modifier Crosswalk (Issued 3.25.20) 

Self-Attestation of Compliance to Offer Telemental Health Services (Revised 3.30.20)

Guidance for NYS Behavioral Health Programs Around COVID-19 (Issued 3.11.20)

Admissions & Continuity of Care Advisory (Issued 3.20.20)

OMH Program Specific COVID Guidance

Adult Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services and Recovery Coordination Program and Billing (Revised 5.8.20)

Adult and Children's Residential Documentation (Issued 4.13.20)

All OMH Residential and Site Based Programs:

COVID Infection Control Guidance Checklist (5.11.20)

Clinic Treatment Program Billing (Revised 5.15.20)

Clinic Treatment Program Documentation (Issued 4.13.20)

ACT Program and Billing (Issued 4.13.20)

Adult CDT Program and Billing (Issued 4.13.20)

Children's Day Treatment Program and Billing (Revised 4.15.20)

Partial Hospitalization Program and Billing (Issued 4.13.20)

PROS Program and Billing (Issued 4.13.20)

Article 28/31 Hospital Psychiatry Providers Treatment Planning and Documentation (Updated 6.5.20)

Guidance, Updates, and Consolidation: RTF Treatment and Documentation Standards, Visitation, Telemental Health Utilization, and Restraint Response during COVID-19 Emergency Period (Updated 10.30.2020)

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