It has been announced that the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has released a Request for Proposal that will create a one-time $10 million Non-Profit Behavioral Health / Developmental Disability Providers Health Information Technology (BH-DD HIT) Investment Program. Said program has been created to support the acquisition of:
- information technology systems,
- electronic health records,
- billing systems, or
- other hardware and any other infrastructure costs associated with the inclusion of behavioral health or developmental disability services in the Medicaid Managed Care benefit package.
With the total funding available being $10 million, the award ceiling for each winning contractor is $50,000 for a one year contract. Funding is available to not-for-profit agencies. To qualify as an eligible not-for-profit agency the agency must be (1) licensed, (2) certified, or (3) approved by the Office of Mental Health (OMH), the Office of Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and its purpose must be to continue the provision of critical mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse disorder services to millions of New Yorkers.
You can find applications located on the New York State Grants Gateway website.
Written by Nicholle Mezier, CPA, MBA. If you would like to learn more about this topic, please contact:
Shari Diamond, CIA
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Shari has been with Cerini & Associates, LLP since 2008 where she works primarily with the firm’s school district clients providing internal audit and claims audit services. She has over twenty years’ experience performing internal audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews, as well as recommending processes to strengthen the internal controls environment while increasing efficiencies. Her prior experience at PWC and Northrop Grumman included performing Information Technology audits.