RD417 - Annual Report on Item 316 DD of the 2008 Appropriation Act Opioid Treatment Model Programs - November 1, 2008


Executive Summary:
Pursuant to Item 316 DD of the 2008 Appropriation Act, the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) was allocated $534,000 each year of the biennium to implement two model projects with community services boards (CSB) for opioid treatment expansion in one rural and one urban region.

The model projects were designed to improve the availability of treatment and integrate buprenorphine therapy into the project region's continuum of care for opioid addiction. Additionally, the department was required to evaluate the results of these projects for improving treatment outcomes and improving key performance indicators, such as recruitment, retention and maintenance of treatment effects for individuals served by the projects and report the results to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees no later than November 1, 2008.