End of year activities in Washington, D.C. are full of important messages for opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Among the things to watch, as we head into 2021: 42 CFR Part 2: for methadone patients, confidentiality has been key, and OTPs have the challenge of balancing regulations, which have recently been relaxed, with liability should a patient be adversely affected by … [Read more...] about Update on Washington and OTPs for end of 2020
Proposed bills would infuse opioid use disorder treatment with new funds
Two bills passed by Congress and heading to the Senate would be very helpful to opioid treatment programs (OTPs) and other treatment providers, and their patients. SOR reauthorization The State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is up for continuation thanks to a bill passed November … [Read more...] about Proposed bills would infuse opioid use disorder treatment with new funds
CODAC Works With BH Link For Behavioral Health 24/7 Urgent Care
Rhode Island supported the development of Behavioral Health Link, BH Link, a 24-7 urgent care program for addiction and mental illness. The goal is to divert patients from less effective, more expensive emergency room visits to an urgent care visit which would directly provide care. And CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, an opioid treatment program (OTP) with 8 facilities is based in … [Read more...] about CODAC Works With BH Link For Behavioral Health 24/7 Urgent Care
Why OTPs Need To Stay In The Mix: The Shatterproof Yelp-like Pilot
When Shatterproof launched its new ATLAS (Addiction Treatment Locator, Assessment, and Standards Platform) project, funded largely by insurance companies, as a pilot in six states, opioid treatment programs (OTPs) of New York State said yes, they want to participate. The reason is not because OTPs are interested in having disgruntled patients post complaints in a public site, … [Read more...] about Why OTPs Need To Stay In The Mix: The Shatterproof Yelp-like Pilot
New OTPs In Tennessee, Where Medicaid Now Covers Methadone/OTP
This summer, the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency (HSDA) granted a Certificate of Need (CON) for the establishment of a new opioid treatment program (OTP) in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. Owned by The Patricia Hall Talbott Legacy Centers, LLC, a company named after the founder’s mother, and doing business as TLC Maryville, the Maryville OTP will provide … [Read more...] about New OTPs In Tennessee, Where Medicaid Now Covers Methadone/OTP
