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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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Best Practices for Designing and Implementing Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-Focused Health Homes

This document provides a description of some best practices for designing and implementing a Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-focused health home state plan amendment based on the experiences of states with approved SUD-focused health home programs as required per section 1006(a)(2) of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (P.L. 115-271).
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
362 KB

Best Practices for EMR Configuration: Meeting New Quality Requirements

This guide details best practices for using electronic medical record (EMR) systems to document and capture data in California primary care settings that meet quality reporting requirements, including information about screening for substance use disorders.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Partnership HealthPlan of California
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
241 KB

Caring for Women with Opioid Use Disorder: A Toolkit for Organization Leaders and Providers

This toolkit is a guide to help health care and social service organization leaders and providers improve care coordination for women with opioid use disorder in Health Resources and Services Administration-supported programs and other settings of care.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
5.80 MB

Changes in Medicaid Telehealth Policies Due to COVID-19

This document characterizes Medicaid telehealth policies in each State both before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and afterwards, including details about eligible providers who can deliver services and payment policies.

Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
The Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Access Commission
Year
Resource Type
External Link
File Size
838 KB

Clinical Tools (PCSS)

These clinical tools include guidance and forms for the implementation of medication-assisted treatment in ambulatory care settings.

Format
Guide
Instrument/Protocol
Patient Form
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders Research Report

This research report provides information on the state of the science in the comorbidity of substance use disorders with mental illness and physical health conditions.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
192.94 KB

Considerations for the Care and Treatment of Mental and Substance Use Disorders in the COVID-19 Epidemic

Summarizes SAMHSA guidance on treating substance use disorders during COVID-19, including using outpatient treatment services and telehealth as much as possible

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
124 KB

COVID GUIDANCE: Screening for Suicide Risk during Telehealth Visits

This serves as an addendum to the Action Alliance's 2018 Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: Making Health Care Suicide Safe, which report suggested suicide screening, with indicated care as needed, for all individuals receiving care for behavioral health conditions as a core responsibility for health care organizations.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
217 KB