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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 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 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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Spotlight on Legislation Limiting the Use of Prior Authorization for Substance Use Disorder Services and Medications

This report, produced in collaboration with the Partnership to End Addiction, analyzes standards of prior authorization requirements in both public and private insurance plans.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Legal Action Center
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
914 KB

Supporting Access to Telehealth for Addiction Services

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
File Size
332 KB

Supporting Access to Telehealth for Addiction Services: Regulatory Overview and General Practice Considerations

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to addiction treatment clinicians and programs on the regulatory and general practice issues related to the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 national emergency, which is also a public health emergency.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
n/a KB

Telebehavioral Health: An Effective Alternative to In-Person Care

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
File Size
246 KB

Connected Care Toolkit: Chronic Care Management Resources for Health Care Professionals and Communities

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
File Size
.54 MB