Addiction Services and Supports, Office of

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Agency Web Site: https://www.oasas.ny.gov/Link to External Website

Mission

The mission of the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is to improve the lives of all New Yorkers by leading a comprehensive, premier system of addiction services for prevention, treatment, and recovery.

Organization and Staffing

OASAS is responsible for planning, developing and regulating the State's system of substance use disorder (SUD) and gambling treatment and prevention programs. The agency has a Central Office in Albany, and directly operates 12 Addiction Treatment Centers (ATCs). OASAS also certifies, funds and supervises over 1,700 local government and community-based programs. The overall workforce is projected to remain flat at 700.

Budget Highlights

The FY 2022 Executive Budget provides $919 million in All Funds appropriations, a net increase of $94 million from FY 2021, attributable to minimum wage increases, continued community-based service development, and additional appropriation authority for potential federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant funding.

The Executive Budget provides operating and capital support for OASAS to continue to enhance prevention, treatment, and recovery programs targeted toward addiction services, residential service opportunities, and primary prevention activities. Specifically, the Budget supports the following:

  • Expand Telehealth Services. The Budget provides a comprehensive strategy to expand access to care across all disciplines, including addiction services. These strategies include increasing the numbers of practitioners authorized to deliver telehealth services to add Peers and unlicensed practitioners that often offer critical, unique services to those suffering with addiction.

  • Continue Residential Treatment Beds Investment. The Budget continues Governor Cuomo's commitment to expanding access to residential addiction treatment services through a combination of capital investments and operating support to community organizations. These investments are critical to ensuring New Yorkers struggling with substance use disorder have residential treatment options available if they need it. Through this effort, more than 160 new residential treatment beds are expected to open by the end of FY 2022.

  • Restrict Predatory Practices. To protect New Yorkers from predatory practices used by out-of-State addiction treatment programs, the Budget funds an authorization process for individuals and businesses that assist New Yorkers in finding addiction treatment. This new process is supported by a registration fee and will include public listing of authorized individuals and businesses.

  • Create the Office of Addiction and Mental Health Services. To better serve people with addiction and mental illness, the Executive Budget integrates OASAS and the Office of Mental Health (OMH) into a new Office of Addiction and Mental Health Services (OAMHS). This continues the collaborative work OASAS and OMH have undertaken over the past eight years to better coordinate and ensure access to care for individuals served, including establishing integrated outpatient programs; establishing Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) projects focused on integrating care; and including screening requirements in all settings to ensure addiction and mental health needs are identified and treated or referred for treatment.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Program Highlights

New York State has one of the nation's largest addiction services systems. OASAS offers a wide range of services, which fall into the following three main categories:

  • Prevention: Prevention services seek to prevent substance use and abuse and compulsive gambling in individuals, families and communities. Prevention services include education, environmental strategies, community capacity building, positive alternatives, and information dissemination. These services are delivered by a network of providers in a variety of settings, including schools and community-based organizations;

  • Treatment: Treatment programs consist of various clinically appropriate services, including crisis, residential, outpatient and opioid treatment programs (OTPs), for individuals with problem gambling or SUDs. Treatment includes individual and group counseling, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), educational services, case management, vocational assessment, and training for job skills, employment readiness, parenting, personal, and social and community living skills; and

  • Recovery: Recovery programs assist individuals in recovery with emotional, informational, and social support services to help initiate and sustain recovery from SUDs, as well as provide support to family members. Services are provided through Recovery Community and Outreach Centers, Youth Clubhouses, and Permanent Supportive Housing.
ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category Available
FY 2021
Appropriations
Recommended
FY 2022
Change From
FY 2021
Reappropriations
Recommended
FY 2022
State Operations 139,623,000 147,190,000 7,567,000 5,700,000
Aid To Localities 594,989,000 681,759,000 86,770,000 143,098,000
Capital Projects 90,000,000 90,000,000 0 629,643,000
Total 824,612,000 918,949,000 94,337,000 778,441,000

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program FY 2021
Estimated FTEs
03/31/21
FY 2022
Estimated FTEs
03/31/22
FTE Change
Community Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Facilities (CCP)
Capital Projects Funds - Other 15 15 0
Executive Direction
General Fund 268 268 0
Institutional Services
General Fund 417 417 0
Total 700 700 0

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change
General Fund 126,183,000 125,383,000 (800,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 6,810,000 15,177,000 8,367,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other 6,630,000 6,630,000 0
Total 139,623,000 147,190,000 7,567,000

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change
Executive Direction
General Fund 52,301,000 51,965,000 (336,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 5,600,000 13,967,000 8,367,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other 6,630,000 6,630,000 0
Institutional Services
General Fund 73,882,000 73,418,000 (464,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 1,210,000 1,210,000 0
Total 139,623,000 147,190,000 7,567,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Personal Service Regular
(Annual Salaried)
Amount Change Amount Change
Executive Direction 24,083,000 (336,000) 24,047,000 (336,000)
Institutional Services 36,281,000 (464,000) 33,301,000 (464,000)
Total 60,364,000 (800,000) 57,348,000 (800,000)
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Temporary Service
(Nonannual Salaried)
Holiday/Overtime Pay
Amount Change Amount Change
Executive Direction 0 0 36,000 0
Institutional Services 825,000 0 2,155,000 0
Total 825,000 0 2,191,000 0

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Supplies and Materials
Amount Change Amount Change
Executive Direction 27,882,000 0 373,000 0
Institutional Services 37,137,000 0 5,980,000 0
Total 65,019,000 0 6,353,000 0
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Travel Contractual Services
Amount Change Amount Change
Executive Direction 575,000 0 8,911,000 0
Institutional Services 74,000 0 7,712,000 0
Total 649,000 0 16,623,000 0
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Equipment General State Charges
Amount Change Amount Change
Executive Direction 121,000 0 16,831,000 0
Institutional Services 353,000 0 22,021,000 0
Total 474,000 0 38,852,000 0
STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Special Departmental Charges
Amount Change
Executive Direction 1,071,000 0
Institutional Services 997,000 0
Total 2,068,000 0

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program Total Personal Service
Amount Change Amount Change
Executive Direction 20,597,000 8,367,000 7,400,000 5,000,000
Institutional Services 1,210,000 0 516,000 0
Total 21,807,000 8,367,000 7,916,000 5,000,000
STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2022 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program Nonpersonal Service
Amount Change
Executive Direction 13,197,000 3,367,000
Institutional Services 694,000 0
Total 13,891,000 3,367,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change
General Fund 437,316,000 424,086,000 (13,230,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 145,160,000 245,160,000 100,000,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other 12,513,000 12,513,000 0
Total 594,989,000 681,759,000 86,770,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change
Community Treatment Services Program
General Fund 333,590,000 322,634,000 (10,956,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 112,160,000 183,504,000 71,344,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other 1,500,000 1,500,000 0
Prevention and Program Support
General Fund 103,726,000 101,452,000 (2,274,000)
Special Revenue Funds - Federal 33,000,000 61,656,000 28,656,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other 11,013,000 11,013,000 0
Total 594,989,000 681,759,000 86,770,000

CAPITAL PROJECTS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Comprehensive Construction Program Available
FY 2021
Recommended
FY 2022
Change Reappropriations
FY 2022
Community Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Facilities
Capital Projects Fund 4,000,000 4,000,000 0 26,504,000
MH Capital Improvements - Authority Bonds 64,000,000 64,000,000 0 516,375,000
Design and Construction Supervision
Capital Projects Fund 4,000,000 4,000,000 0 12,360,000
MH Capital Improvements - Authority Bonds 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 303,000
Facilities Maintenance and Operations
Capital Projects Fund 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 3,975,000
Institutional Services Program
Capital Projects Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 8,752,000
MH Capital Improvements - Authority Bonds 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 60,374,000
Non-Bondable Projects
Capital Projects Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
Total 90,000,000 90,000,000 0 629,643,000

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/19/2021