N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 830.9

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 38, September 18, 2024

Section 830.9 - Open Access Services Designation

(a) Intent: Open access services (OAS) facilitate on demand access to addiction treatment services. All OAS designated providers offer immediate peer services, clinical assessments, connection to appropriate level of care, and rapid access to approved medication(s) for addiction treatment for substance use disorder.

(b) Application for designation.

(1) Programs certified pursuant to Part 822 of this Title seeking to implement open access services in accordance with the Standards for Open Access Services for OASAS Designated Providers (hereinafter the OAS Standards), incorporated by reference in this Title, are eligible to apply for an OAS designation.

(2) Requests for the OAS designation shall be in the form of submission of an application, operational plan and evidence of provider referral agreements as set forth in the OAS Standards posted on the agency website, and submitted by a certified outpatient program to the Office Bureau of Certification and the Regional Office serving the area in which the applicant site is located. OASAS staff from the Bureau for Addiction Treatment and Recovery and the Regional Office may make an on-site visit prior to final approval and designation which will be issued by the Bureau of Certification.

(3) Office approval and operating certificate designation will be based on a review of the application, operational plan, and evidence of referral agreements.

(c) Operational plan. Consistent with the OAS Standards, providers shall submit an operational plan addressing, at minimum:

(1) Immediate access: The provision of immediate access to services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

(2) Screening, assessment and connection to care: the process for determining an individual's immediate needs and connecting them to the appropriate level of care.

(3) Medication for Addiction Treatment: Immediate access to approved medication(s) for addiction treatment for substance use disorder.

(4) Staffing: Staffing patterns to provide an immediate response, including the provision of peer services for immediate engagement and follow-up.

(d) Linkage agreements. OAS designated providers shall have extensive linkage agreements with community-based providers to ensure immediate access to services and linkage with the appropriate level of care. Evidence of such agreement shall be submitted with the application for designation.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 830.9

Adopted New York State Register September 14, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 37, eff. 10/1/2022