MH Update – 10/20/2021 – MHANYS Testimony to Senate Joint Taskforce on Opioid Addictions, Overdose and Prevention: Time to Embed the 5.4% COLA in the State Budget for Agencies and their Workforce
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to present testimony to the New York State Joint Senate Task Force on Opioid Addictions, Overdose and Prevention.
While our testimony has a series of recommendations, we really focused our attention today on issues around a workforce COLA tied to the 5.4% Consumer Price Index. We continued to advocate with the Senate and Assembly to work with the Executive to include this 5.4% COLA in the State Budget.How can our workforce be hailed as heroes during COVID and then not get a
trend factor that recognizes their tireless efforts? Vacancy rates and turnover are on the mind of every behavioral health provider in New York State.
