The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for more than 130,000 New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, and other neurological impairments. It provides services directly and through a network of approximately 700 nonprofit service providing agencies, with about 80 percent of services provided by the private nonprofits and 20 percent provided by state-run services.

https://opwdd.ny.gov/

Local Office -

415-A Oser Avenue

Hauppauge, NY 11788

Phone: (631) 434-6100

Fax: (631) 434-6040

Families must contact the FRONT DOOR in order to start the process

The Front Door will provide contact information for a Care Coordination Organization or an agency that provides Non-Medicaid Service Coordination

Connect with the "Front Door" at 631-434-6000 or via email to Michelle.x.reichert@opwdd.ny.gov 

Care Coordination Organizations (CCO)

There are three different Care Coordination Organizations that cover Long Island.  Families may choose which one to work with.  You may contact them prior to applying for OPWDD Eligibility.

ACA - Advance Care Alliance

833-MYCANY (833-692-2269)

www.advancecarealliance.org

PO Box 1977

New York, NY 10113-1977

Intake and Benefits Access Team

ACANY MAIN PHONE NUMBER

1-833-692-2269

(PRESS OPTION #1- FOR THE INTAKE AND BENEFITS ACCESS DEPARTMENT)

Long Island Intake Team 490

Intake and Benefits Access Team- Regional Team E-mail Accounts

Long Island: Longisland.intake@myacany.org

 For General Intake Inquiries/Questions: aca.intake@myacany.org

TRI - COUNTY CARE MANAGEMENT 

NECHAMA NISSENBAUM, RN

VP of Operations

844.504.8400 EXT. 9508

n.nissenbaum@tricountycare.org

JASON MAZZUCA

VP of Care Management

844.504.8400 EXT. 9214

j.mazzuca@tricountycare.org

LONG ISLAND- REGIONAL DIRECTOR

MICHAEL WRIGHT

844.504.8400 EXT. 9226

m.wright@tricountycare.org

INTAKE

MI SINGERMI

Regional Intake Specialist

844.504.8400 EXT. 9250

m.singer@tricountycare.org

OUTREACH

JENNIFER HUDDLESTON

Intake and Outreach Specialist

844.504.8400 EXT. 9753

j.huddleston@tricountycare.org

Care Design

518-235-1888

www.caredesignny.org

8 Southwood’s Boulevard

Suite 110

Albany, NY 12211

Contact

Luisa Eusse-Roche

Leusse-Roche@caredesignny.org  516-531-7579 X 301040

Long Island Intake

Peter Coleman

646-491-6497 ext 2000013

Long Island Intake

Simone Chung

518-903-9402

intakedownstate@caredesignny.org

If you are looking for a specific agency to support you or your dependent with certain OPWDD services try using this website to search for local service providers - 

OPWDD Provider Directory 

FRONT DOOR VIDEOS - This has replaced the Front Door Orientation