Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance

1) Establishment of two new medication assisted treatment access locations on the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck where FDA-approved medications will be administered to treatment opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder via both in-person and telehealth enabled modalities; 2) Integration of supportive services to include counseling and behavioral therapies, such as group and individual therapy and an intensive outpatient program for individuals with higher level needs. Each individual served will be assigned a Peer Recovery Coach and a Healthcare Navigator to assist with case management needs, coordination of care to address other medical and social needs, help to access third party payment such as Medicaid and other health insurance, and support to develop community and family support networks to safeguard long-term recovery; 3) Recruitment, hiring, support, and retention of interdisciplinary teams of clinical and social services providers who will support medication assisted treatment services at the two new access points. 4) Building new community partnerships and strengthening existing community partnerships to ensure that the new medication assisted treatment access points are integrated with the surrounding community and partners, including medical, social services, and law enforcement; 5) Sustaining the new medication assisted treatment access points through ensuring all eligible individuals are enrolled in Medicaid, as well as exploring charity care options through community partners such that treatment services will be available to all who need them, regardless of their ability to pay.