Email UpdatesTelehealth for Primary Care: From Policy Updates to Best Practices Webinar Recording
Reviews policy updates to telehealth services in light of COVID-19 to help primary care practices better serve their patient population via telehealth
Program Policies & Procedures
Sample policies and procedures of MAT programs.
COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit
This toolkit is curated to help both providers and patients understand more about the benefits of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as understanding the coverage telehealth provides.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning and Implementation Toolkit
This toolkit, supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Bloomberg Philanthropies, provides correctional administrators and health care providers recommendations and tools for implementing medication-assisted treatm
Nursing Follow-Up: Naltrexone
This document has been reproduced with permission from Boston Medical Center(c) and is excerpted from: LaBelle, C. T.; Bergeron, L. P.; Wason, K.W.; and Ventura, A. S. Policy and Procedure Manual of the Office Based Addiction Treatment Program for the use of Buprenorphine and Naltrexone Formulations in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders. Unpublished treatment manual, Boston Medical Center, 2016.
Emergency Department Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Addiction
These protocols for Emergency Department Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Addiction were submitted to specialty societies for endorsement and publication in 2017.
SUMMIT Study Protocol: Step-by-Step Procedures for Providing Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Services to Primary Care Patients With Opioid or Alcohol Use Disorders
A revised version of the integrated collaborative care protocol implemented during the SUMMIT research study; contains information on building processes and practices for ongoing intervention and stepped care, including materials and protocols for alcohol MAT and ongoing care
NIATx Buprenorphine Implementation Toolkit
Provides an overview of how organizations can use NIATx practices and tools to implement or improve a buprenorphine treatment program.
How-To Guide: Next Steps: Get Started Prescribing Buprenorphine
Advises how providers obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine; establish relationships with mental health professionals, laboratories, and pharmacies; and locate experienced buprenorphine prescribers for consultation. Describes staff responsibilities during induction and guidelines for prescriptions and medication refills.