92 LCM-8 entitled "The New Provisions for Foster Care Placements Within the Mental Hygiene System as Defined by Chapter 697 of the Laws of 1991" apprised you of the provisions of Chapter 398 of the Social Services Law.
Specifically these changes provide the authority to reimburse with foster care funds the cost of placement of children in the care of local districts in a home or facility operated or licensed by the Offices of Mental Health (OMH) and Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) and the Divisions of Substance Abuse Services and Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse Services, now known as Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS).
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