Updates & Analysis

On December 7th, the Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) released an updated telehealth regulatory waiver (available here). The updated waiver, which supersedes all previous waivers and their extensions, indicates that the emergency/proposed rule updating the Part 596 telehealth regulations posted in the State Register (here) is fully effective as of…

On November 16th, the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for studies that develop and test multi-level interventions to prevent opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and co-occurring conditions by intervening on the social determinants of health. Interventions may be at the individual, interpersonal, community,…

On November 22nd, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released a Solicitation of Interest (SOI) for projects that support investments in community infrastructure to expand telehealth access to services from licensed Article 16, 28, 29-I, 31, and 32 providers. DOH will award up to $25,000 each, for a total of $1.5 million, to…

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On November 30th, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) AIDS Institute, in partnership with Health Research Inc., released a Solicitation of Interest (SOI) for Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)-certified opioid treatment programs and outpatient programs located outside of New York City to participate in a two-year hepatitis C virus (HCV) learning…

On December 1st, the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the implementation of Crisis Services for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (CSIDD) and the operation of a Resource Center in the Capital District, Hudson Valley, and Taconic areas (OPWDD Region 3).  CSIDD is a Medicaid State…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs (OPA) has released the below grants to support access to family planning services through the Title X program. A brief summary of each opportunity is provided below, and additional details are available in the attached document. Title X Family Planning Services Grants (here)OPA…

On November 22nd, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified applicants to operate Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs (OOPPs) that expand access to naloxone to reverse the effects of opioid overdose. Through this RFP, DOHMH seeks to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths…

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On November 9th, the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the development of Mobile Medication Units (MMUs). OASAS will allocate up to $2 million in total funding available from the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant to support Opioid Treatment Centers (OTPs) with the development of…

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On November 1st, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for hospitals seeking to implement OpenNotes, which is a national effort to give patients access to the visit notes written by their doctors, nurses, or other clinicians. Since 2017, NYSHealth has supported 10 hospital systems and 6 federally qualified…