NYS OMH through this RFP will make available funds for the development of 12 Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (Flexible ACT). Flexible ACT is new to NYS, and NYS OMH is committed to further development and implementation of Flexible ACT with the agencies awarded. Flexible ACT teams will need to be prepared for ongoing development and changes as best practices develop and evaluation of program outcomes become available. The selected agency must commit to meeting all start-up requirements for transitioning an existing 68-eligible capacity ACT team into a 100-capacity Flexible ACT team, including submission and approval of an EZ-PAR for capacity increase, site needs, staffing, training of additional staff, and monthly ramp up. Flexible ACT team start-up will require regularly scheduled calls and meetings with NYS OMH to provide training and support around the development and implementation of the teams.
