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 New Yorkers by leading a premier system of addiction services through prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Budget Highlights
The 2013-14 Executive Budget recommends $673 million All Funds ($434 million State Operating Funds; $239 million Other Funds) for OASAS to continue to support a comprehensive system of prevention, treatment, and recovery serving more than 250,000 individuals with chemical dependencies and problem gambling issues annually and 764 full time equivalent (FTE) State employees. Recommended appropriations and workforce targets remained nearly unchanged, with an increase of $0.9 million (0.1 percent) in appropriations attributed to increases in fringe benefits.
Major new budget actions to promote cost efficiency, streamline operations, and restructure programs and services include the continuation of system-wide efforts to eliminate unnecessary consulting contracts, streamline and consolidate administrative space, and reduce agency administrative staffing levels. The Executive Budget also defers the planned 1.4 percent annual human services COLA and maintains existing rates for other programs.
The Executive Budget supports additional community chemical dependency treatment opportunities, including new supportive housing units for homeless families, or families at risk of becoming homeless, with substance abuse in NYC.
Consistent with the recommendations of the Medicaid Redesign Team, OMH and OASAS have contracted with five regional Behavioral Health Organizations (BHOs), completing the first phase of this two-phased initiative to move to a fully managed system of integrated behavioral health services for individuals with substance abuse issues and serious mental illness.
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 2012-13 |
Appropriations Recommended 2013-14 |
Change From 2012-13 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 116,951,000 | 117,866,000 | 915,000 | 2,780,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 457,496,000 | 457,496,000 | 0 | 165,818,000 |
| Capital Projects | 97,606,000 | 97,606,000 | 0 | 483,652,000 |
| Total | 672,053,000 | 672,968,000 | 915,000 | 652,250,000 |
| Program | 2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13 |
2013-14 Estimated FTEs 03/31/14 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Direction | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 302 | 302 | 0 |
| Institutional Services | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 462 | 462 | 0 |
| Total | 764 | 764 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/2013