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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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Office-Based Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment Billing

In the Calender Year 2020 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services included new coding and payment for a monthly bundle of services for the treatment of opioid use disorder that includes overall management, care coordination, individual and group psychotherapy, substance use counseling, and add-on code for additional counseling. This is a way for clinicians to bill for a group of services in the office setting similar to the services covered under the Opioid Treatment Program benefit for clinics.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
States
Source
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP)

Starting January 1, 2020, under the Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Physician Fee Schedule final rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will pay Opioid Treatment Programs through bundled payments for opioid use disorder treatment services in an episode of care provided to people with Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance).
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
States
Source
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Supporting Access to Telehealth for Addiction Services (PDF - 332 KB KB)

Provides guidance to clinicians and practices on using telehealth for substance use services during COVID-19, including benefits of using telehealth, Federal and State policy changes, private payers, and general considerations

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Telebehavioral Health: An Effective Alternative to In-Person Care (PDF - 246 KB KB)

This brief provides summary findings from a 2019, pre-pandemic review of the evidence of telebehavioral health's effectiveness on key clinical outcomes. It also describes the programmatic structure and relevant telebehavioral health policies of three programs: Texas Medicaid, Massachusetts Medicaid, and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center Rural Telemental Health Program.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Milbank Memorial Fund
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Buprenorphine Prior Authorization Form (PDF - 68 KB KB)

Provides a form that can be used when advocating with insurers about prior authorization process for buprenorphine.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Connected Care Toolkit: Chronic Care Management Resources for Health Care Professionals and Communities (PDF - 544 KB KB)

Includes information for healthcare professionals, professional and patient organizations, and community groups, including tips for getting started, fact sheets on the requirements for providing chronic care management in practices, and educational materials to share with patients.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Communities
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF