Project Grant HB149865

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM - MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT ACCESS - PROJECT TITLE: INDIANA MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT ACCESS - IMATA REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $2,349,984 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION NAME: INDIANA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (IRHA) ADDRESS: 201 E. MAIN STREET, SUITE 415, WASHINGTON, IN 47501-2970 FACILITY TYPE: STATE RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://WWW.INDIANARURALHEALTH.ORG/ PROJECT DIRECTOR: AMNAH ANWAR, MPH, MBBS, SENIOR DIRECTOR, INDIANA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION; PROGRAM DIRECTOR, INDIANA RURAL OPIOID CONSORTIUM 812-478-3919, EXT. 231; AANWAR@INDIANARHA.ORG DATA COORDINATOR: JESSICA DEVINE, DATA COORDINATOR, INDIANA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 812-478-3919, EXT. 256; JDEVINE@INDIANARHA.ORG EIN: 35-2026704 LEARNED ABOUT FUNDING: GRANTS.GOV REQUESTING EXCEPTION? NO PREVIOUS RCORP RECIPIENT? YES; RCORP IMPLEMENTATION (090119-083122); RCORP PLANNING (093018-092919) APPLY FOR FY22 RCORP-IMPLEMENTATION? YES; SUBMITTED PROPOSED PROJECT: CREATE COMMUNITIES WITH INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY, AVAILABILITY, AND AFFORDABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUD/OUD/MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: IMPROVE HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AREAS BY ESTABLISHING NEW MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) ACCESS POINTS AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE MAT SERVICE PROVISION IN RURAL AREAS. PROPOSED SERVICES: 1) ADD FIVE NEW MAT ACCESS POINTS IN THE TARGET AREA AT THE EXISTING BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATIONS. MAT MOBILE ACCESS TEAMS CONSISTING OF MAT PROVIDER AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WILL SERVE AT THESE NEW MAT ACCESS POINTS. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT NEW MAT ACCESS POINT(S) OFFER EXTENDED HOURS, 2) THE NEW MAT ACCESS POINT(S) WILL OFFER MULTIPLE TREATMENT OPTIONS (E.G. BUPRENORPHINE AND/OR OTHERS) TO ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN BE MET AND WILL NOT REQUIRE ABSTINENCE/DETOXIFICATION AS A PREREQUISITE TO ACCESSING TREATMENT; 3) THE NEW MAT ACCESS POINT WILL ADHERE TO THIRD-PARTY PAYER GUIDANCE; 4) THE NE W MAT ACCESS POINT(S) WILL BEGIN DELIVERING MAT SERVICES NO LATER THAN THE END OF THE FIRST PROJECT YEAR OF THE AWARD AND WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING MAT AT THE NEW ACCESS POINT(S) EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR OF THE GRANT; 5) ACTIVITIES UNDER THE AWARD MUST EXCLUSIVELY BENEFIT POPULATIONS IN THE TARGET RURAL SERVICE AREA; AND 6) COMMIT TO SHARING ACCURATE PERFORMANCE DATA AND INFORMATION WITH APPLICANT ORGANIZATION TO FULFILL HRSA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. TARGET POPULATION INDIANA COUNTIES: CRAWFORD (ALL RURAL); HARRISON (PARTIALLY RURAL-CENSUS TRACTS 060400, 060300); ORANGE (ALL RURAL); PERRY (ALL RURAL); SPENCER (ALL RURAL)