Policies and Procedures

• Client Handbook (contains Informed Consent and Notice of Privacy Practices) effective June 15, 2017
• Attendance Policy revised May 11, 2019
• General Information on the Flu from NYS OASAS and DOH [Flu Tracker]
• Policies and Recommendations on Medical Marijuana effective January 12, 2019, pursuant to NYS PHL § 3360, et seq. and regulations of the NYS DOH
• Social Media Policy revised February 4, 2018 (link to Facebook Page)
• Informed Consent Relative to Managed-Care Medicaid revised January 1, 2018
• Weather Cancellation Policy revised December 26, 2012
• US DOT SAP Statement of Understanding revised January 1, 2018
• Preparations for Pre-Adoption Home Studies revised December 22, 2017
• Aegis Laboratory Toxicoloy Collection Protocol for Oral Swabs Under Visual Observation on a Video Conferencing Platform (Telehealth) since April 20, 2020
• Urine Drug Screen Policy and Procedure draft dated June 23, 2019
• Website Information and Privacy Policy effective August 13, 2010
• Policy on Caring for Recent Patients of NYS OASAS Treatment Centers effective from April 17, 2000 until October 27, 2013

Publications

• "Hope and Recovery: Individual and Group Therapy", revised November 20, 2017 (brochure)
• "Human Services Acronyms" by Tom Rue, 1996, on the website of Columbia University School of Social Work (leaflet)
• "Monticello" by Tom Rue, Images of America, Arcadia Publications, 2010 (local history)

Group Protocols

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Society, content outline, 2011 to present

Ethical Canons

• Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association, 2014
• Code of Ethics of the American Mental Health Counselors Association, 2015
• Code of Ethics of the National Board for Certified Counselors, 2016
• Ethical Guidelines for Members of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, 2016
• CASAC Canon of Ethical Principles of the NYS OASAS

Patient Rights

• Mental Health Bill of Rights 42 USC § 9501
• DOH Managed Care Bill of Rights Article 44, NYS Public Health Law
• Standards for the Practice of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, American Mental Health Counselors Association, 2016
• Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People, 7th version
• OASAS Rights and Patient Advocacy Unit call 800-553-5790 on matters involving substance abuse treatment

Forms

• Authorization for Release of Health Information (HIPAA)
• Authorization for Health Information Exchange (HealthlinkNY)
• Sample HIPAA Forms (OASAS)
• Family Court Forms (OCA)
• Clinical Records Initiative (OMH/OASAS)

Links and local files updated 1/1/2018.