New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports

The Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is an agency of the New York state government that provides funding, technical assistance, and oversight to a network of over 1,300 community-based addiction treatment programs, as well as 12 state-operated addiction treatment centers. It is part of the pro forma Department of Mental Hygiene along with the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

Statewide Health Information Network

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The Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY, pronounced "shiny") is a health information exchange that allows healthcare providers to access and share patient data, managed by the nonprofit New York eHealth Collaborative. There are several Regional Health Information Organizations such as Hixny.

History

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In 1966 the Narcotic Addition Control Commission was established within the Department of Mental Hygiene.[1] In 1978, the Department of Mental Hygiene was reorganized into the autonomous Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (OASA), and the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD).[2][3] In 1992, the Anti-Drug Abuse Council consolidated the state drug abuse and alcoholism services agencies into a single Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.[4] In 2012, the Protection of People with Special Needs Act (PPSNA) established the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs to create uniform safeguards for people with special needs served in residential facilities and day programs by provider agencies that are operated, licensed, or certified by a multitude of state agencies, including the OMH, OASAS, and OPWDD.[5][6] In 2019 the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services became the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS).[7][8][9]

Commissioners

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  • 1990 (1992), Marguerite Saunders (initially as Director of the Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse)[10]
  • 1996, Jean Somers Miller
  • 2004, William Gorman[11]
  • 2007, Karen Carpenter-Palumbo[12]
  • 2011, Arlene González-Sánchez[13]
  • 2021, Chinazo Cunningham[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Narcotic Control Law". Laws of the State of New York Passed at the Sessions of the Legislature. 189th sess.: I: 758–780. 1966. hdl:2027/uc1.b4378123. ISSN 0892-287X. Chapter 192, enacted 6 April 1966, effective 1 April 1966 and otherwise.
  2. ^ NYS Executive Department (11 August 1977), New York State bill jackets - L-1977-CH-0978, New York State Library
  3. ^ Ward, Robert B. (2006). New York State government. Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series (2nd ed.). SUNY Press. pp. 328–329. ISBN 1-930912-16-1.
  4. ^ State of New York Anti-Drug Abuse Strategy Report, 1992 Update (Report). US DOJ Office of Justice Programs. 1992. NCJ 145283. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  5. ^ "Protection of People with Special Needs Act". Laws of New York. 2012. ISSN 0892-287X. Chapter 501, enacted 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ Counsel to the Governor (17 December 2012), NYS Bill and Veto Jackets: 2012, Chapter 501, New York State Archives
  7. ^ "NYS OASAS Announces Name Change From the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to the Office of Addiction Services and Supports" (Press release). OASAS. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ^ L. 2019, c. 281, enacted 13 September 2019. A7347, 2019-2020 legislative session.
  9. ^ Counsel to the Governor (13 September 2019), NYS Bill and Veto Jackets: 2019, Chapter 281, New York State Archives
  10. ^ "Marguerite Saunders Obituary". Albany Times Union. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "Message from the Chair". NYS Assembly. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "Former Commissioner to head national addiction group". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Arlene González-Sánchez". Schneps Media. 3 December 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  14. ^ "Meet the Executive Staff". NY Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

Further reading

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