Letters and Memos

Letters

2026

• FY27 NYS Budget

  • Governor

  • Assembly Speaker

  • Senate Majority

2025

• December 22 - OMH/OASAS - Comments on Proposed CCBHC Regulations

• December 11 - Legislature - Recovery Ready Workplace Act

• November 10 - OMH- ACT Financial Sustainability

• November 7 - Governor - Medicaid Managed Care Carve Out

• August 6 - Legislature - Alignment of NYS rules with Federal DEA Changes

• June 16 - Governor - NYS Nonprofit Contracting Bill

• June 12 - OASAS - SAPT 2 Grant Expiration

• May 16 - DOH - Healthcare Transformation Funds

• March 27 - Governor - Inclusion of a Contingency Fund in the NYS Budget

• March 13 - Legislature - Inclusion of SUD and Mental Health Services in MCO Tax Reinvestments

• March 13 - Governor - Inclusion of SUD and Mental Health Services in MCO Tax Reinvestments

• January 6 - DFS - Network Adequacy Regulations

2024

• December 20 - Office of Cannabis Management - Part 118 and 119 Amendments

• November 4 - DOH - Inclusion of peer professionals in the 1115 waiver workforce initiatives

• October 28 - Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board - Investment in Services

• August 31 - OASAS - Strategic Plan

• August 24 - U.S. Office of Management and Budget - Inclusion of Peers in Occupational Classification

Memos

• Medicaid Managed Care Carve-Out A8055A (Simon)/S8309A (Brouk)

• Prohibiting Retrospective Denials for SUD Care A.3767 (Weprin)/S.2644 (Addabbo)

• Codifying Federal Parity Protections A8839 (Simon)/S8426A (Brouk)

• Investment into Daniel’s Law A4617 (Bronson)/S3670 (Brouk)

• Support to Children with Complex Needs A7603B (Hevesi)/S7978A (Brouk)

• Medicaid Immediately Following Reentry from Incarceration A269A (Paulin)/S614B (Rivera)

• Reporting on Medication Assisted Treatment in Correctional Facilities: A3936 (Rosenthal)/S5317 (Bailey)

• Excise Tax on Alcoholic Beverages: A9318A (Levenberg)/S4595A (Fernandez)

• Opioid Excise Tax Designation A9311 (Levenberg)/S7641 (Fernandez)

• OMIG Audit Reform S4955B (Harckham)

• OMIG Audit Reform: A1069 (Paulin)/S4955 (Harckham)

• NYS agency Contracting reforms to prevent service disruptions and financial harm: S7001 (Mayer) /A7616 (Paulin)

• Telehealth Parity: S354 (Rivera)/A6334 (Woerner)

• Capping Cost-Sharing for SUD Treatment: S1763 (Fernandez)/A3148 (Gonzalez-Rojas)

• Justice in 90 – Reforming Competency to Stand Trial: S1004 (Brouk)/A5567 (Simon)

• Diagnostic Privilege for Mental Health Practitioners: S7622 (Brouk)/A8045 (Bronson)

• Utilization Review Determinations: S5241 (Fernandez)/A6648 (Hunter)

• Alignment of NYS law with federal regulations for emergency dispensing and SUD treatment: S3416 (Fernandez)/A5892 (McDonald)

• Transitional Reentry Health Act: S614B (Rivera)/A269A (Paulin)

• Drug Checking Services Program: S56 (Fernandez)/A808 (Kelles)

• Establishment of Mental Health Clubhouses: A4878 (Tapia)