PATIENT ADVOCACY SERVICES | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
Resource Name:PATIENT ADVOCACY SERVICES | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
address
1111 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620
Eligibility
None.
Hours
M-F 8:30AM-4:30PM.
(585) 454-4320
Voice
(800) 553-5790
Voice
Application process
Call for more information.
Fees
None except for video subscribers.
Service area
New York
- Helps people in treatment, or their families, by answering questions and addressing problems that cannot be resolved by programs. Patient Advocacy also advises professionals about issues concerning patient rights, treatment services and accepted standards.
Last assured
10/18/2023
Providing organization
NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
OASAS plans, develops and regulates the state's system of substance use disorder treatment and gambling treatment agencies. This includes the direct operation of 12 Addiction Treatment Centers, which serve around 8,000 persons per year. The agency inspects and monitors the over 900 substance use disorder treatment programs to guarantee quality of care and to ensure compliance with state and national standards. OASAS is the single designated state agency responsible for the coordination of state-federal relations in the area of addiction services.