Collaborative Care for Perinatal Mental Health in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine Practices in New York

Jeremy Rossello
OMHLocalProcurement@omh.ny.gov

The New York State Office of Mental Health (NYS OMH) offers funding to support the expanded implementation of the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) and family medicine practices across the state.

CoCM builds behavioral health capacity in primary care by enhancing the team with support from a Psychiatric Consultant and a Behavioral Health Care Manager (BHCM). NYS OMH currently provides comprehensive training and technical assistance to practices implementing CoCM, and New York provides Medicaid reimbursement for CoCM.

A detailed list of program requirements is provided in the application instructions.

Eligible applicants are OBGYN or family medical practices located in New York State that treat birthing individuals. Applicants may be affiliated with a hospital or healthcare system or a private practice location. Healthcare system applicants must designate one OBGYN or family medical practice to participate. Only one practice per healthcare system per year can receive an award.

Eligibility includes, but is not limited to, Federally Qualified Health Centers, American Indian Health Programs, Rural Health Centers, and Community Health Centers.

Expected award amount: Awardees will receive $50,000 disbursed in 3 payments ($30,000/$10,000/$10,000)
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 17
Estimated total program funding: $850,000

A link to the application instructions is available on the program website.

Follow the instructions closely. There are prequalification procedures that will take approximately 5 business days.