Federal and State Administrative Agencies - Essay Example

Part 2: State Administrative Agency The state administrative agency selected under the State of New York is the Office of Mental Health whose mission was stipulated as “to facilitate recovery for young to older adults receiving treatment for serious mental illness, to support children and families in their social and emotional development and early identification and treatment of serious emotional disturbances, and to improve the capacity of communities across New York to achieve these goals” (Office of Mental Health: New York State 4).

One of the enacted and adopted regulations is “Part 578 - Medical Assistance Rates of Payment for Residential Treatment Facilities (RTF) for Children and Youth, (where) the rule amended 14 NYCRR Part 578 by freezing the rate of payments to RTFs licensed under Article 31 and issued an operating certificate by 14 NYCRR Part 584. The rate freeze is effective as of July 1, 2012, and continues the rate of payment is in effect as of June 30, 2011. The rule was adopted as final on July 25, 2012” (OMH: Adopted par. 2). This state administrative agency was selected because it acknowledged that addressing the mental health condition of the local community is crucial for the peace and order condition of the state.