Funding and FAQs: Community-based opioid treatment teams

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 10/17/2024 09:30 AM PDT

October 17, 2024

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Funding available for high intensity community-based opioid use treatment teams

In 2024, the Washington State Legislature, as noted in Sec. 215 (136) of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5950, approved $1,500,000 of one-time funding for state fiscal year (SFY) 2025 and state fiscal year (SFY) 2026. The funding will establish high-intensity community-based teams serving people with opioid use disorder.

The Health Care Authority (HCA) has budgeted one-time funding not to exceed $3,000,000: $1,500,000 for SFY2025 and $1,500,000 for SFY2026. HCA will enter a contract with the awarded providers no later than the beginning of year 2025. Funding and contract timelines will be determined based on requested and approved funding amounts.

Funding must be used to significantly increase administration of long-acting injectable buprenorphine to people at highest risk for overdose. This funding opportunity is open to:

Existing field-based programs funded with federal state opioid response grants and their subcontractors
Low-barrier buprenorphine programs
Street medicine teams

Review updated FAQs

Webinar recap

The informational webinar regarding this funding occurred Wednesday, October 2, at noon. The PowerPoint presentation of this webinar is available now in PDF form.

Review the webinar slides

For more information, plus Q&A

More information about this program and others can be found regularly updated on the HCA website.

Questions and responses around the High Intensity Community-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Teams have been compiled. Further questions or inquiries can be directed to medical programs specialist Cayla Rauh.

Review Q&A

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

Please do not reply directly to this message. For more information, visit the HCA website, where you'll also find contact information.

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