Greetings,
In
early June, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) will convene three
workgroups to continue stakeholder engagement to redesign the chemical health
system.
The
workgroups will incorporate the 2013
Legislative Report: Minnesota’s Model of
Care for Substance Use Disorder recommendation to update Minnesota’s treatment system from an
acute, episodic model of treatment to a chronic, longitudinal model of health
care. The model described in the report
is presently being piloted in White Earth Nation and Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Indians.
As
part of this work, ADAD is also planning outreach and engagement activities to
support the redesign of the chemical health system.
Stakeholder
engagement will build upon the input collected in the fall 2015 ADAD listening
sessions. The listening
sessions were held throughout the
state to continue evaluating the ideas put forth in the Model of Care report such
as direct access via a clinical
assessment, care coordination, peer recovery support services, direct reimbursement
for qualified professionals, withdrawal management, and other ideas to
improve prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery services for all
Minnesotans. To view a high-level document of potential
legislative/priorities identified in the model of care work and through the
stakeholder input from the listening sessions please view the Reform
Concepts Under Consideration document.
Further
information about the workgroups and other stakeholder engagement activities
are described below and in the 2016
stakeholder engagement document.
Workgroups and Other
Key Stakeholder Engagement
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Core Stakeholders Workgroup (12
organizations and approximately 20 people, meet through July 2016)
representative members of these groups will have the responsibility of
convening meetings with their constituents to discuss the Model of Care
recommendations and any other suggested changes to improve the continuum of
services from prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery. These representatives will meet with DHS for
a number of face to face meetings. The
meetings will include discussion of how potential bill language may look. The work of the Core workgroup will plan to
wrap up by July, 2016.
-
Fiscal Workgroup comprised of primarily payers and
providers of chemical dependency and detoxification services. The charge of this group will be to focus on
payment rates and methodologies for services.
The work of this group will continue through the end of 2016.
-
Internal DHS workgroup comprised of DHS staff in multiple
administrations such as Community Supports, the Office of Inspector General,
Health Care, Financial Operations, and Community and Partner Relations.
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Other Key Stakeholder Engagement in addition to engaging the three
workgroups, outreach to other key stakeholders (e.g. Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Division’s advisory councils, State Substance Abuse Strategy members, mental
health organizations and licensing boards, and others), will support the redesign
of the chemical health system.
The
staff in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division are eager to work with our
partners and providers to create an efficient and effective system of
prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery that values a person’s
dignity, is accessible, utilizes best practices and optimizes value. It is our hope that collaboration with all
entities that are affected by, pay for, or provide addiction services will
result in a redesigned chemical health system that will become a watershed
moment for the citizens of Minnesota. To
learn more about how to get involved, please contact Jacob Owens at Jacob.owens@state.mn.us.
We
look forward to working with you.
Respectfully,
Brian
Zirbes MA, LADC, LPCC
Deputy Director
MN DHS: ADAD
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