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MBHOs Sue to Prevent Implementation of Parity Regulations FTC, Florida Sue Company Promoting Alcoholism “Cure” With Supplements ONDCP Calls for Research Into “Per‐Se” Drug Testing of Drivers NAATP Investigated by AG, Hunsicker Suspended Pending Internal Review Legal Analysis is in: Medicaid MCOs Must Comply Sign‐on Letter to Hyde Points to Need for Federal Facilitator Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

NAATP releases 3‐year pilot outcomes report

Last week, the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) released the results of its three‐year Outcomes Pilot Program, in which eight pilot sites tested out a method for a standardized outcomes tracking tool. The project was a success, said NAATP Executive Director Marvin Ventrell on March 12. The project resulted in the Outcomes Measurement Toolkit: The Addiction Treatment Provider Guide to Standardized Outcomes Measurement, which NAATP members can start using now.     

Membership doubles,and NAATP plans more on ethics and outcomes for 2019

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) has culled its membership, removing members who don't comply with its ethics guidelines — mainly for marketing purposes. But rather than reducing its total numbers, this move has doubled membership, from 450 in the fall of 2015 to more than 900, NAATP Executive Director Marvin Ventrell told ADAW last week.     

AAC statement on NAATP lawsuit

As the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) was beginning its annual leadership meeting May 6, American Addiction Centers sued the organization in federal court (see “AAC sues NAATP for defamation,” ADAW, May 13, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.32362 ). We wanted to provide further information on the lawsuit (which we linked to in our story last week). Below is a statement provided exclusively to ADAW by AAC May 15.     

NAATP guidebook not only for residential care

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) has released its draft guidebook for minimum standards for members (see ADAW, April 22, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.32334 ). NAATP is not only for residential treatment providers, however. “Our position at NAATP is that we are a membership association for providers along the entire continuum and that, while residential holds an important place in our work and is our historical foundation, our membership is in no way limited to residential,” NAATP Executive Director Marvin Ventrell told ADAW last week. “Even apart from our membership, we intend our resources, including ethics and the guidebook, to reach and guide the entire continuum. It is true that some of the guidelines have application more or less relative to type of care, but as a whole it should be viewed as a provider guide, not just a residential provider guide.” We regret any confusion. The field — and prominent organizations within it — is changing.     

Hill Day: The three big ‘asks’ from NAATP

At the “Hill Day” event that marked the end of the annual leadership conference of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), 120 association members went to the Senate and House of Representatives to make their case. “I felt it would be successful if we had 50 members who stayed the extra day and did the Hill visits,” Mark Dunn, NAATP policy representative, told ADAW of the May 8 visits. So he was thrilled that so many went.     

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PRIDE Still Stands Out as Site Tailored to LGBT Clients OptumHealth Uses its Pharmacy Data to Identify, Treat Addicted Patients Benefits of Recovery Checkups Presented at NAATP Casino Expansion in New York Moves Forward Building Recovery Capital in San Diego ‘Enthusiasm and Togetherness’ at NAATP Conference Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

NAATP annual meeting: Measure what you're doing

Last week's annual leadership meeting of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) focused on the quality assurance guidebook coming out from the organization (see “NAATP releases draft guidebook for residential treatment providers,” ADAW, April 22, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.32334 ). It culminated with a visit to Capitol Hill (see story, p. 3).     

Evaluating the effectiveness of infant mental health enhanced case management for dependency populations

Children who are receiving services for abuse and neglect are likely to have reduced developmental levels and are less prepared for success in school as a result. The progress of 144 children receiving services from The Children's Home Society of Florida was tracked with half being randomly assigned to a control group and half to an experimental group receiving enhanced infant mental health oriented case management services from two social work professionals in each of two locations in Tallahassee and West Palm Beach Florida. Those receiving enhanced case management showed significantly higher results in the following areas: more visits with their parents (for those removed from the family home), more service referrals, more completed assessments for services, more services based on the assessments they received, and more success in completing goals of treatment for which they were referred. Their parents had more contact with professionals to whom they were referred and had more success in completing goals of the treatment for which they were referred. Children who received intensive case management also showed improvement in their developmental skills related to problem solving from inception to completion of services. Implications for further research are considered.     

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New NAATP Salary Survey Details All Jobs by Categories Integrating Medications for Alcohol Use Requires Intensive Training of All Staff Co‐Occurring Competency Urged for Counselors in Connecticut Treatment Staff to Work with Other Programs in New NY Initiative Another Way to Add Physicians to Your Referral Network Briefly Noted Coming up     

NAATP members work to support staff during changes of pandemic

Members of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) — treatment programs both inpatient and outpatient — are still open for business. In fact, business is booming, NAATP told ADAW last week. This is good for patients, and good for providers, but at the same time, it's stressful for staff. Employers are working to combat this stress by helping to obtain personal protective equipment (PPE) — masks and gloves — for staff. In addition, they are trying to ramp up with telehealth, provide supports for staff and keep paying attention to the needs of patients. Demand for treatment is increasing, as drinking is going up as well.     

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Two Reports Criticize Drug Courts; NADCP Pushes Back SAMHSA Encourages Providers to Help Military Families Luxury Program Prepares Patients for Post‐Treatment Urine Testing Karen Carpenter‐Palumbo Appointed to Head NAATP Report Highlights Waste in SA Treatment in New York Prisons Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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Cuts to Addiction Treatment in Utah Averted – for Now Leading Researcher Tells R.I. Audience to Emphasize Clients in System Change How to Lobby for Treatment Funds Washington Cuts Treatment Funding Immediately NAATP and the Economy: ‘Uncharted Territory’ Briefly Noted State News Resources Names in the News Business Coming up     

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With Budget Deal Done, California Treatment Programs Avoid the Worst Cuts Maryland Project Brings Foundation Support for In‐Prison, Re‐Entry Treatment Letter to California Providers from ADP States Consider Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Michael Phelps: A Reflection of Ourselves? NAATP on the Stimulus Package Briefly Noted State News Resources Coming up     

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McLellan to Focus on Integration, Community Corrections and Evidence New Phase of NIATx Campaign to Focus Only on Bottom‐Line Movers Canadian Study: Medical ‘Heroin’ Better Than Methadone for Some Utah Alcohol Death Prompts Lawsuit, Raises Questions for Schools Remembering Senator Kennedy NAADAC and NAATP Part Ways Amicably on Public Policy Representation Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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Douglas' Case Hoped to Bring Methadone Treatment Behind Bars OTP Banks on Effectiveness of Integrated Primary Care NIDA‐NIAAA Merger RFI is Closed; Field Waits for NIH Action SBIRT Coming to Hospitals via Joint Commission NAATP Annual Meeting Focuses on Looming Changes for Field AATOD: OTPs Should Use PMPs But Not Input Data Briefly Noted Coming up     

NAATP releases draft guidebook for residential treatment providers

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) has released a draft guidebook for comment by its members. The guidebook, when finalized, will be the document treatment centers can use to determine if they are in compliance with the best practices of the organization.     

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NAATP Cites $500,000 in Credit Card Charges in Hunsicker Firing Research Findings Assist Prescribers in Spotting Risk Factors for Rx Abuse To Integrate Addiction Treatment, Physicians Call for Collaboration JAMA on Integration Models of Integrated Care Calif. Budget Proposal Would Eviscerate Methadone Treatment WHO Calls for Restrictions on Alcohol Marketing Binge‐Drink Risk Drops Dramatically After Age 25 $210 Million Increase Requested for SAPT Block Grant Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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California OIG Blasts In‐Prison Treatment as a Waste of Money Leadership Change at Phoenix House Signals New Growth, National Influence New Head of ADP is Renee Zito AATOD Seeks Reconvening of Federal Opioid Treatment Panel NAATP Salary Survey Released: Resource for HR Directors Reader Responds to ADAW Article About Budget Coming up     

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New York to Ban Tobacco in Treatment Facilities NAATP, NAADAC Announce Public Policy Collaboration Recovering Alcoholics Who Smoke Have Cognitive Problems: Study Senate Appropriations Committee Says No to Penalty More Committee Language on NOMs For‐Profit Faith‐Based Homes for Offenders in Recovery Briefly Noted State Watch Alkermes Starts Research on New Treatment Medication as Vivitrol Growth Continues Business Grants and Funding Resources Names in the News Coming up