On June 30th, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of 12 new Supportive Crisis Stabilization Centers within the 10 Empire State Development (ESD) economic development regions, which are also used for the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) grants. There will be three awards in New York City and one award in each of the other nine economic development regions.
Crisis Stabilization Centers are a new licensure category which were authorized last year in New York’s Fiscal Year 2021-22 Enacted Budget. There are two types of Crisis Stabilization Centers, Supportive and Intensive, both of which will be jointly licensed by OMH and OASAS under Article 36 of the Mental Hygiene Law. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit 501(c)(3) agencies or public benefit corporations with experience providing mental health and substance use services to individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Applicants must be currently licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by OMH, OASAS, or the New York State Department of Health (DOH).
Earlier this year, OMH and OASAS issued an RFP for the development of 12 new Intensive Crisis Stabilization Centers (ICSCs). This new RFP is specific to the development of Supportive Crisis Stabilization Centers (SCSCs), which provide support and assistance to individuals with mental health and/or substance use crisis symptoms but do not pose a likelihood of serious harm. SCSCs will bill Medicaid for the provision of services and will be eligible through this RFP for start-up funding, capital funding, and limited state-aid funding.
The full RFP is available here and SPG’s summary of the opportunity is attached. Applications are due on October 5th. Crisis Stabilization Center program guidance is available here.