Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, Office of
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Mission
The mission of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) is to improve the lives of all New Yorkers by leading a comprehensive premier system of addiction services for prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Budget Highlights
The 2015-16 Executive Budget recommends $591 million in All Funds appropriations ($450 million State Operating Funds; $141 million Federal Funds), including $467 million for Aid to Localities, $115 million for State Operations and $9 million for Capital Projects. The annual appropriation increase of $9 million reflects new investments to combat the growing heroin and opioid epidemic in communities across the State. The Executive Budget recommends a total workforce of 735 full time equivalent employees (FTEs).
The Executive Budget includes $5 million in new funding to support OASAS' movement to a more coordinated system of care that addresses behavioral and physical health care needs of individuals with substance use disorders. The Budget also continues $2.8 million in funding designed to combat the growing heroin and opioid epidemic in communities across the State. Combined, these funds will continue to support treatment and prevention programs targeted toward opiate abuse, residential service opportunities, and public awareness and education activities.
Additionally, the budget includes funding for 80 new congregate care beds associated with the NY/NY III program, and $1.9 million in full annual funding for additional community services. The additional community funding results from the reinvestment of savings from a planned 5 percent reduction in Addiction Treatment Center utilization.
For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:
Briefing Book – Mental Hygiene (PDF)
| Category | Available 2014-15 |
Appropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
Change From 2014-15 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 115,279,000 | 115,279,000 | 0 | 3,529,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 460,896,000 | 471,716,000 | 10,820,000 | 171,233,000 |
| Capital Projects | 6,000,000 | 9,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 515,651,000 |
| Total | 582,175,000 | 596,495,000 | 14,320,000 | 690,413,000 |
| Program | 2014-15 Estimated FTEs 03/31/15 |
2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Direction | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 299 | 293 | (6) |
| Institutional Services | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 462 | 442 | (20) |
| Total | 761 | 735 | (26) |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/21/2015