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Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Interim Telehealth Guidance

OMHSAS will extend the suspension of bulletins identified in the February 18, 2021 (specific only to consent to treatment, service verifications, and treatment plans that are scheduled to end on March 31, 2023) until January 1, 2024.

3.30.23

The purpose of this communication is to address stakeholder concerns specific to the impact of ending the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services’ (OMHSAS) bulletin suspensions regarding signature requirements specific to consent for treatment, service verification, and trea...

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