sud - Discussions - The NIC Collaboration Hub2024-03-29T04:53:38Zhttps://hub.nic-us.org/forum/feed/tag/sudHow to fund state MAT for inmates??https://hub.nic-us.org/forum/how-to-fund-state-mat-for-inmates2019-07-24T14:13:10.000Z2019-07-24T14:13:10.000ZNavah Steinhttps://hub.nic-us.org/members/NavahStein<div><h1><span style="font-size:14pt;">NASHP <em>National Academy for State Health Policy </em></span></h1><h1><span style="font-size:14pt;">States May Soon Have to Provide Medication-Assisted Treatment to Inmates, Here’s How to Fund It:</span></h1><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">learn more</span> @ <a href="https://nashp.org/states-may-soon-have-to-provide-medication-assisted-treatment-to-inmates-heres-how-to-fund-it/">https://nashp.org/states-may-soon-have-to-provide-medication-assisted-treatment-to-inmates-heres-how-to-fund-it/</a></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*funding ideas + resources are provided in the article*</span></p><ul><li>While there is strong <a href="https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/pep19-matbriefcjs.pdf" target="_blank">evidence</a> that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) promotes recovery, saves <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2671411" target="_blank">lives</a>, and reduces re-incarceration, states must surmount significant policy and financial challenges to provide MAT in correctional settings.</li><li>The federal court ruled that preventing access to MAT is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 8th Amendment</li><li>Maryland passed <a href="http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0006/hb0116.pdf" target="_blank">legislation</a> that requires facilities to assess inmates’ substance use status, treat those with OUD with MAT, and provide follow-up treatment and care coordination after release...treatment could eventually pay for itself in avoided costs from reduced incarceration rates.</li><li>Funding MAT implementation in county and state facilities and after inmates are released is a challenge in states that did not expand Medicaid.</li></ul><p> </p></div>