New York State Department of Mental Hygiene

Department of Mental Hygiene
Department overview
Formed	1927
Jurisdiction	New York
Key document	Mental Hygiene Law;

The Department of Mental Hygiene (DMH) is an agency of the New York state government composed of three autonomous offices:

the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
the Office of Mental Health (OMH)
the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)^[1]

These offices are headed up by a commissioner who also serves on a council that performs inter-office coordination.^[2] Their regulations are compiled in title 14 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.

^ Mental Hygiene Law § 5.01
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[1] Mental Hygiene Law § 5.01

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