The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention, is soliciting applications for the operation of occupational health clinics to participate in a statewide clinic network.
Donor Name: New York State Department of Health
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $42,535,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The New York State (NYS) Occupational Health Clinic Network (OHCN) is unique in the United States as a partially public funded, statewide, public health-based network offering clinical and preventive occupational disease services. The regionally based clinics should use a public health approach to appropriately diagnose and treat occupational diseases to help improve the working environments in New York. These Clinics must employ multidisciplinary teams trained in occupational health including physicians, nurses, industrial hygienists, health educators and social workers, who will perform a variety of prevention activities as well as provide clinical services. In addition to seeing individual patients, the clinics must conduct screenings of groups of workers who may be at increased risk of such diseases as asbestosis, silicosis, or lead poisoning. The funded Clinics in the OHCN must also assist New Yorkers by helping them to return to work quickly and safety.
Program Goal
The goal of this RFA is to focus on the diagnosis, screening, treatment, referral, identification of exposures and prevention of occupational disease which is of greatest public health significance in the designated regions.
Funding Information
Through this RFA, $8,507,000 or $42,535,000 over 5 years, is expected to be awarded during the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028, to support the operation of the State’s Occupational Health Network.
Who May Apply?
Each applicant must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Applicant must be prequalified in the New York State Grants Gateway, if not exempt on the date applications are due
- Applicant must be at least one of the following:
- a not-for-profit corporation or other not-for-profit entity or a governmental entity, organized or existing under the laws of the State of New York, that is licensed pursuant to Article 28 of the New York Public Health Law (PHL) to operate a diagnostic and treatment center (D&TC); OR
- a not-for-profit corporation or other not-for-profit entity as defined in Section 2801 subdivision 10 of the PHL to operate a general hospital in the State of New York; OR
- a recognized faculty practice plan
- Must have computers with internet connections adequate for the fulfillment of its obligations as a member of the OHCN.
- Must have a clinic led by a Medical Director, who is licensed to practice medicine in NYS, is Board Certified in Occupational Medicine, and will be on staff by July 1, 2023.
- Must have a Medical Director that provides direct patient care at the clinic site.
- Must have a Medical Director that is authorized by the NYS Workers Compensation Board. Must have a clinic that has access to a social worker and an industrial hygienist
- Must document that employee are qualified and hold appropriate professional licensure and current registration from the New York State Departments of Health and/or Education.
- If applicant has a parent organization, a letter of support must be submitted from that organization, stating their intent to provide a full range of occupational health medical services. This is required to be included as an upload when the application is submitted in Grants Gateway. (Should be uploaded under Pre-Submission Uploads)
- Must attest to expectation that all primary staff (medical directors, clinic administrators, industrial hygienists, and social worker staff) of funded clinics attend quarterly OHCN meetings whether held virtually, or in-person in Albany, NY.
For more information, visit NYSDH.
