The maine opioid STR will serve up to 270 uninsured adults and youth with opioid use disorder (OUD) over the two-year grant period by providing evidence based medication assisted treatment (mat)…

The maine opioid STR will serve up to 270 uninsured adults and youth with opioid use disorder (OUD) over the two-year grant period by providing evidence based medication assisted treatment (mat) through existing or new mat models. The program will prioritize pregnant and parenting women and IV drug users. The focus for treatment in urban areas will be based on wait lists and demonstrated ability to increase capacity from existing providers and provider networks. The focus for treatment and capacity building in rural areas will be uninsured adults and youth with opioid use disorder living in the western public health district (androscoggin, franklin and oxford counties), downeast public health district (washington and hancock counties), and aroostook public health district (aroostook county). The rural community of focus also prioritizes pregnant and parenting women, IV drug users, and includes individuals transitioning from correctional facilities to the community, and tribal members living in these counties. The goal of the maine opioid STR project is to improve outcomes for uninsured adults in maine who receive mat for opioid use disorder. This will be accomplished by implementing opiate health homes and a "hub and spoke" model of service delivery, where services will be delivered through existing systems of care, including federally qualified health centers, hospitals and hospital systems and existing community partnerships. In addition, existing contracts will be leveraged for education and training of prescribers of medication assisted treatment and psychosocial interventions. Prevention interventions will include opioid misuse community education sessions and implementation of prime for life curriculum in community settings. Vendors contracted as "hubs" will be required to work with local recovery supports through explicit and verified links.