Email UpdatesCOVID-19 State Telehealth and Licensure Expansion Dashboard
Compiles information on State-by-State expansion of telehealth and licensing waivers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Program Policies & Procedures
Sample policies and procedures of MAT programs.
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.
Best Practices for Telehealth During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Provides background information and resources for practices expanding use of telehealth during COVID-19, including resources specific to behavioral health and telehealth
Supporting People with Addiction During COVID-19: A Webinar Series
A new webinar series from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) providing insight and targeted guidance on how to ensure that people with addiction are cared for and protected during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
CMS Medicare Fee-for-Service Payment - Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP)
Outlines how CMS pays Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) through bundled payments for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment services in an episode of care provided to people with Medical Insurance.
CMS Office-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Billing
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 (OTP) benefit for clinics.
Speaking the Same Language: A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United States
This toolkit offers high-level strategies for integrating The American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria into a state’s approach to SUD services, as well as potential pathways, implementation vehicles, state examples, model legislative, regulatory, and contractual language.
Using Continuous Quality Improvement to Design and Implement a Telepsychiatry Program in Rural Illinois
Examines a multisite, multimodal telepsychiatry program that has been providing direct care, synchronous consultation, and asynchronous consultation services in rural Illinois since 2016
Telehealths Rapid Adoption in 2020 and Building Sustainable Telehealth Programs For The Future
Reviews telehealth changes that occurred in 2020 and their implications for behavioral health providers
Report to Congress: Utilization Management of Medication-Assisted Treatment in Medicaid
Report to Congress describing different options for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders, Federal and State policies outlining Medicaid coverage for MAT across the United States, and summarizing utilization of MAT among Medicaid beneficiaries