1. Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority SUD Town Hall Presentation

2. DWMHA Executive Leadership Team
Tom Watkins, President and CEO
Dr. Carmen McIntyre, Chief Medical Officer
Jeff De Lay, Chief Operation Officer
Stacie Durant, Chief Financial Officer
Bill Riley, Chief Information Officer
Bill Ward, Chief of Staff
Rebecca Chavez, General Counsel

3. Over 85 yrs of combined knowledge and expertise
Meet the Staff
Darlene Owens - Director, Substance Use Disorder Initiatives
Karra Thomas, Prevention Services Manager
Judy Davis, SUD Treatment Administrator
Keisha Burnett, SUD Fiscal Manager
Lynn Somenauer, Applications Programmer
Over 85 yrs of combined knowledge and expertise

4. Oversight Policy Board
12 board members who serve as representatives of substance use disorder services, 4 members are primary consumers or family members of primary consumers.

5. SUD Services Prevention, Early Intervention, Outpatient
All Levels of Intensive Outpatient
Case Management
Detox
Residential
Methadone Maintenance/Activities
Relapse Recovery Programs/Activities
Communicable Disease Programs

6. SUD Providers SUD services will be provided by: 41 treatment providers
34 prevention providers
15 coalitions
8 recovery support providers/programs
5 early intervention providers, with approximately 120 peer recovery coaches working within the DWC area
6 opiate maintenance treatment providers and nine MDCH designated Women Specialty.

7. Innovative Programs SBIRT Vivitrol Intensive Wraparound
Peer based support

8. CA Consolidation
October 1, 2014

9. Benefits of CA Consolidation
SUD prevention, treatment, coalitions and recovery will have approximately the same allocations for FY’14-’15 as in FY ’13-’14.
Detroit providers can see all Wayne county clients and vice versa
A single access entry point
Standardized rates for SUD providers
A centralized claims management system
Provide and train the SUD provider network to sustain a financial business model

10. October 1, 2014 DWMHA will contract with all CA providers
12 month contract
Fee for service- Existing providers in good standing will have their initial Block Grant Allocation
DWMHA will execute prevention staffing grants and manage all Prevention contracts

11. October 1 – December 31, 2014
DWMHA will contract with IPH and SEMCA to manage:
Eligibility determination
24 hrs/7 days
Screening & access to care for SUD services
Authorization & Re-authorization
Level of care changes
Claims management
Administrative support functions
Required monthly, quarterly, and year end reporting as determined by DWMHA
(DWMHA will execute all contracts)

12. January 1, 2015 DWMHA will assume all management responsibilities for:
Eligibility determination
24 hrs /7 days a week/ 365 days a year
Screening & access to care for SUD services
Authorization & Re-authorization
Level of care changes
Claims management
Administrative support functions
Required monthly, quarterly, and year end reporting as determined by DWMHA

13. Ensuring a Smooth Transition
Pioneer to conduct a pilot screening at some time during October – December with 4 large SUD Providers to ensure a smooth transition come January 2015.
SHAR House
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM)
Hegira Programs
Personalized Nursing Lighthouse

14. Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority
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For SUD questions contact Darlene Owens, Director of Substance Use Disorder Initiatives at
Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority
640 Temple
Detroit, MI 48201