On behalf of the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC) at The Ohio State University is conducting an evaluation to understand the effects of the SUD 1115 Medicaid Waiver. The GRC is hoping to speak to individual providers employed by Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services-certified Community Substance Use Disorder Treatment organizations (entities enrolled in Ohio Medicaid as Provider Type 95). They would like to speak with providers in southeast, central, and northeast Ohio who work directly with patients with substance use disorder. You may qualify to participate if you serve in any of the following roles:

• Doctor (MD, DO) or nurse (APRN, CNP, CNS, CRNA, CNM) who can prescribe medication for substance use disorder,
• Nurse who works with patients with substance use disorder but can’t prescribe medication for substance use disorder (CNA, STNA, LPN, RN), or
• Peer recovery supporter, clinical social worker, or chemical dependency counselor who works with patients with substance use disorder

If you qualify and are available for a 30-minute conversation in July or August 2025, please send an email to Zach Weisbrodt on the research team (grchealthstudy@osumc.edu) to coordinate a time to connect.

Thank you for your consideration. Your feedback would greatly support ODM’s efforts to advance treatment options and accessibility for Ohioans with substance use disorder. We look forward to hearing from you!

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), in partnership with Maximus, the Provider Network Management (PNM) module vendor, is excited to share that we are continuing our provider awareness and training efforts. Training is scheduled for August  19 - 28. The training schedule is available on the PNM and Centralized Credentialing page.

Registration steps for enrolling through the learning management system

Access the Absorb learning management system to register for the training. If you do not have an Absorb account, you must create one to access all training sessions, answer forms, and view various PNM module resources. For help, please see our job aid and follow the steps to create your account and/or register for training.

Training topics

• Provider Administrator Role (including change of provider administrator process)
• Provider Agent Role
• New Medicaid Enrollments (first-time applications entered by the provider administrator)
• Updating/Changing to Medicaid Enrollment Information
• Medicaid Enrollment Revalidations
• Entering and Searching for Professional Claims

Note: Additional session details are available within the Absorb course listing.

For more information

To learn more about the PNM module and Centralized Credentialing, visit the PNM and Centralized Credentialing page on the ODM Next Generation website. If you are experiencing technical issues accessing the PNM module or have specific questions, please contact the ODM Integrated Helpdesk at 800-686-1516   from  8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Eastern time.  You can also email your questions to IHD@medicaid.ohio.gov.