Sec. 801.3. Behavioral health organization

(a) Behavioral health organization or BHO shall mean an entity selected by the commissioner of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the commissioner of the Office of Mental Health pursuant to section 365-m of the New York State Social Services Law to provide administrative and management services for the purposes of conducting concurrent review of behavioral health admissions to inpatient treatment settings, assisting in the coordination of behavioral health services, and facilitating the integration of such services with physical health care.

(b) Concurrent review shall mean the review of the clinical necessity for continued inpatient behavioral health services, resulting in a non-binding recommendation regarding the need for such continued inpatient services.