If a provider is certified by OASAS to provide chemical dependency services, is that provider prohibited from admitting an individual who also has a co-occurring mental health disorder?
• No. There is nothing in NYS law or OASAS regulations that would bar a chemical dependency provider from admitting a person who also has a mental health diagnosis, so long as the person meets the admission criteria of the chemical dependency provider and is able to participate in the program. • If a chemical dependency provider admits a person to, for example, a Part 822 outpatient clinic, and the person also has a mental health diagnosis, isnt the clinic providing mental health services that require an operating certificate from OMH? • No. Mental Hygiene law Section 31.02 provides that no provider of services shall engage in the provision of outpatient services for persons with mental illness without having been issued an operating certificate from OMH. However, if a Part 822 outpatient clinic admits a person who meets the criteria for admission to the Part 822 clinic, it is providing outpatient chemical dependency services to the person, not mental health services. In this respect,
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