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FINAL AGREEMENT 3.25.22 <br />Schedule B <br />Approved Uses <br />Support treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and any co-occurring Substance Use Disorder <br />or Mental Health (SUD/MH) conditions through evidence-based or evidence-informed programs <br />or strategies that may include, but are not limited to, the following: <br />PART ONE: TREATMENT <br />A. TREAT OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) <br />Support treatment of Opioid Use Disorder ("OUD") and any co-occurring Substance Use <br />Disorder or Mental Health ("SUD/MII') conditions through evidence-based or evidence- <br />informed programs or strategies that may include, but are not limited to, those that:15 <br />Expand availability of treatment for OUD and any co-occurring SUD/I\4H <br />conditions, including all forms of Medication-Assisted Treatment ("MAT') <br />approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. <br />Support and reimburse evidence-based services that adhere to the American <br />Society of Addiction Medicine ("ASAM') continuum of care for OUD and any co- <br />occurring SUD/MH conditions. <br />Expand telehealth to increase access to treatment for OUD and any co-occurring <br />SUD/MH conditions, including MAT, as well as counseling, psychiatric support, <br />and other treatment and recovery support services. <br />Improve oversight of Opioid Treatment Programs ("OTPs") to assure evidence- <br />based or evidence-informed practices such as adequate methadone dosing and low <br />threshold approaches to treatment. <br />Support mobile intervention, treatment, and recovery services, offered by <br />qualified professionals and service providers, such as peer recovery coaches, for <br />persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions and for persons <br />who have experienced an opioid overdose. <br />6.Provide treatment of trauma for individuals with OUD (e.g., violence, sexual <br />assault, human trafficking, or adverse childhood experiences) and family <br />members (e.g., surviving family members after an overdose or overdose fatality), <br />and training of health care personnel to identify and address such trauma. <br />Support evidence-based withdrawal management services for people with OUD <br />and any co-occurring mental health conditions. <br />ls As used in this Schedule B, words like "expand," 'ofund," "provide" or the like shall not indicate a preference for <br />new or existing programs. <br />1 <br />2 <br />J <br />4. <br />5 <br />1 <br />E-4