N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 530.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 530.3 - Definitions

(a) Vital Access Program ("VAP") means a program of supplemental funding and/or temporary rate or fee adjustments available to providers of mental health services that are determined by the Commissioner to be essential to the availability of mental health services in a geographic or economic region of the State but in financial jeopardy due to their payer mix or geographic isolation.

(b) Vital Access Provider means a provider of mental health clinic services that is licensed under Article 31 of the Mental Hygiene Law and that is designated by the Commissioner as eligible for participation in the Vital Access Program. It does not include a provider that is licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 530.3

Adopted, New York State Register January 28, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 04, eff.1/28/2015