Adaptations to Indiana's 21st Century Cures–funded recovery coaching initiative in the wake of COVID-19

This brief commentary discusses how provider organizations from Indiana's Recovery Coach and Peer Support Initiative (RCPSI) adapted their practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions. The RCPSI, which is funded through the 21st Century Cures Act, placed peer recov...

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Published in:Journal of substance abuse treatment 2021-10, Vol.129, p.108390-108390, Article 108390
Main Authors: Staton, Monte D., Watson, Dennis P., Taylor, Lisa Robison, Tye, Noah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Charges
Coaching
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Drug overdose
Drugs
Emergency departments
Humans
Indiana
Medicaid
Medication for opioid use disorder
Mentoring
Narcotics
Opioid overdose
Opioid use disorder
Opioids
Pandemics
Peer recovery coaches
Recovery
SARS-CoV-2
Substance use disorder
Telemedicine
United States
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Summary:This brief commentary discusses how provider organizations from Indiana's Recovery Coach and Peer Support Initiative (RCPSI) adapted their practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions. The RCPSI, which is funded through the 21st Century Cures Act, placed peer recovery coaches (PRCs) in emergency departments (EDs) to link opioid overdose patients to medication for opioid use disorder. This commentary discusses how COVID-19 restrictions increased use of telehealth to replace in-person PRC contacts with patients, affected the timing of initial PRC contacts with patients, and led to allowances for Medicaid billing of recovery coach support sessions conducted via telehealth. Future research should further determine the effects of these changes on PRC services in the ED.
ISSN:0740-5472
1873-6483
DOI:10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108390