MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) Services
Healthfirst·NY · Psychiatry·Provider Update
Effective date
Feb 1, 2022
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
New York State is transitioning four Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services to new Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) Services effective February 1, 2022. Providers must achieve full designation status by July 31, 2022, and contact their account manager once designated.
Action Required
By July 31, 2022: Providers delivering behavioral health services in New York must reach full CORE Services designation status. Once fully designated, contact your assigned account manager to update billing capabilities. Review BH HCBS Transition resources and CORE Transition workflow guidance provided in policy links.