SSJF B-53695 - Response to Section VI Question 2.pdf

Department of Human Services State Opioid Action Plan

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Section VI Question 2. Provide a list and describe in detail the specifications required to satisfy the need:

IDHS-DBHR funds programs funded by the Federal Grant to respond to the opioid crisis.

SAMHSA requires an evaluation of these programs for both effectiveness and efficiency as part of its funding. AHP will conduct a complete evaluation for all of the SOR programs.

Additionally, AHP will assist DBHR and the State with implementing the new SOAP, and managing three of its critical Boards working to address the overdose crisis: the State Opioid Crisis Response Advisory Council (the Council);The Illinois Opioid Remediation Advisory Board (IORAB), which manages all of the opioid settlement funds; and the Opioid Steering Committee, chaired by Lt. Gov. Stratton, which approves all recommendations and funding decisions of the IORAB.

1. Provide key IDHS-DBHR staff with evaluation design, plan and timeline for all SOR funded treatment and recovery service programs in compliance with due dates communicated by DBHR.

2. Develop and select information and data collection tools to be utilized in the service program process evaluations and submit all to IDHS-DBHR staff for review and approval.

3. Provide key IDHS-DBHR staff with periodic update documents and summary reports of the evaluation in compliance with a format and timeline identified by IDHS-

DBHR.

4. Convene and manage the Illinois Opioid Crisis Response Advisory Council (Council)

a. Convene and facilitate quarterly Council meetings

b. Work with key IDHS-DBHR staff to develop agenda

c. Prepare and distribute Council meeting minutes and other meeting materials.

d. Maintain Council membership and email distribution lists.

e. Disseminate information on training opportunities, IDHS-DBHR and State overdose-related activities and other relevant materials to Council members on an ongoing basis.

5. Convene and manage the six Council subcommittees (Committees)

a. Convene and facilitate Committee meetings

b. Work with Chairs to develop meeting agendas and committee goals.

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c. Work with Chairs and Committee members to implement and complete activities needed to achieve goals (i.e., ancillary data collection, creating toolkits, surveying stakeholders)

d. Prepare and distribute Committee meeting minutes and other meeting materials.

e. Maintain membership and email distribution lists for each Committee.

f. Disseminate information on training opportunities, relevant IDHS-DBHR and State activities and other materials to Committee members.

6. Consult with IDHS-DBHR to implement the recommendations of the SOAP that include goals, objectives and metrics developed by Council Committees.

7. Collaborate with IDHS-DBHR Director and other key staff to develop timelines to implement SOAP recommendations.

8. Work with key IDHS-DBHR staff and Committee Chairs to implement recommended initiatives documented in the SOAP. This includes initiatives assigned to IDHS-DBHR and Committees. Tasks may include:

a. Convening meetings to develop work plans and data collection tools.

b. Working with Chairs and Committee members to develop data collection tools and processes (e.g., focus group and survey protocols); drafting materials and sharing with Chairs and Committee members for review; finalizing data collection tools.

c. Conducting focus groups and key informant interviews.

d. Conducting literature reviews and preparing reports.

9. Collect/compile data on SOAP recommendations and metrics.

10. As directed by IDHS-DBHR, provide intermittent analysis and updates to SOAP implementation plan and provide updates to key DBHR leadership in order to continuously monitor and improve SOAP implementation and progress towards State goals.

11. Prepare semi-annual reports that document implementation of SOAP recommendations and metrics, IDPH overdose data, and new challenges impacting the overdose crisis and SOAP recommendations.

a. Present drafts of SOAP implementation reports to IDHS-DBHR key staff for review and approval.

b. As directed by IDHS-DBHR, present drafts of SOAP implementation reports to leadership/key staff of State agencies listed in the SOAP Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), Department of

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Children and Family Services (DCFS), Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI), Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), and Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) for review and approval.

c. Prepare and disseminate final versions of SOAP implementation reports.

d. As requested by IDHS-DBHR, present SOAP implementation results/updates to Council, Committees, State leadership and other groups identified by IDHS-DBHR.

12. Convene and manage the IORAB

a. Manage quarterly meeting activities of the IORAB, including direct meeting facilitation, conducting roll call and quorum management following the Illinois Open Meetings Act

b. Coordinate with DBHR to build and format meeting agendas, drafting, and formatting meeting minutes to compile official meeting minutes

c. Upload approved meeting minutes, official agendas, and media recording links directly to the designated websites