Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
This proposal for funding under the SUPPORT Act: Section 1003, Demonstration Project to Increase Substance Use Provider Capacity Planning Phase Award is being submitted by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration?s (FSSA) Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, in collaboration with the FSSA Department of Mental Health and Addiction, the Indiana State Department of Health, the State?s four Managed Care Entities, and several other internal and external stakeholder entities. Medicaid members, families, providers, and advocates will also be engaged at all stages of the project.The goal of this funding proposal is to supplement and coordinate existing efforts to improve mental health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) outcomes in Indiana. FSSA proposes to do this by implementing a community-engaged planning process for assessing current Indiana Health Care Program provider capacity to address SUD among members; improving intra- and inter-agency infrastructure for future monitoring, evaluation and planning; and designing a comprehensive SUD Provider Action Plan that will position the agency to implement strategic solutions for addressing gaps and inefficiencies in the existing network.Specific activities, for which FSSA is requesting $2,760,638, include expanding data sharing capacity between stakeholder groups, convening a representative, community-engaged steering committee and working collaboratively with new and existing FSSA workgroups to complete a comprehensive assessment of statewide mental health and SUD treatment needs. This assessment will include: (1) a gap/resource analysis of current mental health and SUD treatment needs among the target population of IHCP-enrolled individuals; (2) development of a provider network inventory and taxonomy of Medicaid-covered SUD treatment and recovery services; and (3) a comprehensive assessment of care coordination capacity between primary care, obstetrics/gynecology, mental health, and SUD t reatment and recovery providers. In addition, grant activities will include designing a more robust and engaged infrastructure for improving the SUD continuum of care by: (1) further improving Indiana Health Care Programs provider recruitment, training and technical support specific to SUD treatment and/or recovery services; and (2) addressing gaps in oversight and quality assurance activities, and administrative barriers to provider participation in SUD prevention, treatment and recovery service delivery.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
