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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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Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care: A Landscape Review of Benefit Coverage, Service Gaps and a Path to Reform (PDF - 673 KB)

This report provides information about Medicare reimbursement for substance use disorder services and details gaps in Medicare coverage with recommendations to address these gaps.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Steinberg D, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Overdose Prevention Strategy

The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) convened an interagency workgroup of key U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) experts in overdose prevention and substance use disorders to develop a new strategy to address the evolving nature of the broadened overdose crisis.This issue brief discusses the Strategy in greater detail, including the objectives under each priority area, associated activities, and guiding principles.
Format
Web Page
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings (PDF - 25.2 MB)

This resource document provides practical, evidence-based information for primary care providers and practices on prescribing buprenorphine to individuals in need of intervention, including implementation considerations and strategies for primary care providers and primary care organizations.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Reimbursement for Medications for Addiction Treatment Toolkit (PDF - 1.82 MB)

This guide provides considerations and strategies for clinicians and organizations implementing evidence-based practices. Approaches presented will assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, insurers, and policy makers in understanding, selecting, and implementing evidence-based interventions that support adults with concurrent substance use and/or concurrent substance use disorders, including alcohol.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

State and Territory COVID Telehealth Waivers (PDF - 1 MB)

This list provides information on U.S. states and territories telehealth waivers.

Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Federation of State Medical Boards
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Tackling America's Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration: Task Force Recommendations (PDF - 5.7 MB)

This report provides legislative and regulatory recommendations, including payment and workforce models, for implementing behavioral health and primary care integration to address the growing concern of mental health and substance use disorders.

Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
Source
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Tackling America’s Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration: Task Force Recommendations (PDF - 5.7 MB)

Through developing core integrated care standards and, by ensuring the appropriate financing, tools, and training, these recommendations support and incentivize providers to deliver integrated care, which ultimately benefits Americans struggling with mental illness and substance use.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Bipartisan Policy Center
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit: Guidance to Support High-Quality Care (PDF - 2.8 MB)

This toolkit provides clinically relevant information to support high-quality delivery of outpatient OUD care via telehealth, while reducing barriers to starting and maintaining both medication and psychosocial treatments.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

U.S. States and Territories Modifying Licensure Requirements for Physicians in Response to COVID-19 (PDF - 610 KB)

This list provides information on the U.S. states and territories modifying licensure requirements for physicians in response to COVID-19, including out-of-state physicians in-person practice and license renewals.

Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
ProviderBridge.org
Year
Resource Type
PDF