Mental Health Services Council
Regulations Committee
Agenda

June 8, 2012
10:00 – 11:20 a.m.
Via Conference Call

Dial-in Number 866-394-2346
Conference code: 4984657450

Albany: Office of Mental Health (OMH) Central Office, Board Room, 8th Floor
New York City (NYC) Field Office, Conference Room C, 10th Floor
Rochester: Rochester Psychiatric Center, Room A313

Regulations to be discussed:

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking amending 14 New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) Part 512
Personalized Recovery Oriented Services - PROS)

• Purpose -  To clarify certain provisions and allow for service delivery flexibility

Notice of Proposed Rule Making (consensus) amending 14 NYCRR Part 577
Rates of Reimbursement - Hospitals Licensed by the Office of Mental Health

• Purpose - To maintain existing rates for the 2013 calendar year for freestanding psychiatric hospitals effective 1/1/13

Notice of Proposed Rule Making (consensus) amending 14 NYCRR Part 578
Medical Assistance Rates of Payment for Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Youth

• Purpose - To maintain existing rates for the 7/1/12-6/30/13 rate year at the rate in effect on 6/30/11

Notice of Proposed Rule Making creating 14 NYCRR Part 513
Limits on Administrative Costs and Executive Compensation

• Purpose - To implement Executive Order No. 38 which limits administrative costs and executive compensation of providers 

Notice of Proposed Rule Making (consensus) amending 14 NYCRR Part 551
Prior Approval Review for Quality and Appropriateness

• Purpose - To provide for electronic Prior Approval Review (PAR) submissions

Notice of Proposed Rule Making amending 14 NCYRR Part 582 – Operation of Hospitals for Persons with Mental Illness

• Purpose - To add fire safety and smoking provisions

Notice of Proposed Rule Making amending 14 NYCRR Part 15 – Admission and Retention of Patients – and  repealing Appendix 1 (forms related to Admission of Patients)

• Purpose - To repeal outdated appendix and add conforming amendments to Part 15