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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

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This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 (PDF - 609 KB) and Volume 2 (PDF - 1.3 MB) of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.

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Quick Guide on Medicare Payments for Office-Based Substance Use Disorder Services

In January 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the bundled payments for the overall treatment of OUD can be used for any substance use disorder or treating several at one time. This quick guide summarizes the codes that can be used to bill for these services.

Format
Guide
Audience
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
University of Washington AIMS Center
Year
Resource Type
PDF

The Mental Health Parity Index

This web page provides a tool for visualizing commercial health insurance data to analyze access to and coverage of mental health and substance use services.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Graduate Education
Source
The Kennedy Forum
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Use of Alternative Payment Models for Substance Use Disorder Prevention: A Conceptual Framework (PDF - 271 KB KB)

In 2023, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) convened an expert panel to refine a conceptual framework for using Alternative payment models (APMs) for SUD prevention and to identify strategies to encourage their adoption. The conceptual framework is a viable method for financing a variety of prevention programs across populations and settings.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Using SAMHSA Funds to Implement Evidence-Based Contingency Management Services (PDF - 430 KB KB)

This Advisory describes a change in funding for Contingency Management (CM) and applicable guardrails. It also outlines the evidence underlying CM and permissible uses of funding for this treatment intervention. At this time, the change in funding applies only to State Opioid Response (SOR) and Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grants (subject to an update to grant terms and conditions).
Format
Advisory
Audience
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

A Federally Qualified Health Center and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Partnership in Rural Missouri (PDF - 168 KB KB)

This case study explores implementation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) through a partnership between a Missouri-based federally qualified health center (FQHC) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Basic Coding for Integrated Behavioral Health Care (PDF - 350 KB KB)

Grade B

The document reviews billing codes for integrated behavioral health care, including substance use services.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
University of Washington
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Building Healthy Futures: Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum (PDF - 678 KB KB)

This report from the Center for Health Care Strategies examines access to care challenges for individuals with mental health disorders and/or SUD and outlines recommendations for evidence-based, person-centered perinatal services. The report highlights innovative, community-rooted programs that seamlessly integrate services through a no-wrong door approach.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Community Member Engagement Resource Center

This resource center offers practical guidance to help Medicaid stakeholders, including community-based organizations, engage community members in policy and program design development, especially as a means of increasing health equity.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Center for Healthcare Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Comprehensive Approaches and Cross-Cutting Tools

Examples on this page illustrate how several different states have taken a comprehensive approach through overall system transformation and/or strategic disruptive investments.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page