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Substance Abuse Outpatient Care

Substance Abuse Outpatient Care

HRSA Service Definition

Substance Abuse Outpatient Care is the provision of outpatient services for the treatment of drug or alcohol use disorders. Services include:

  • Screening
  • Assessment
  • Diagnosis, and/or
  • Treatment of substance use disorder, including:
    • Pretreatment/recovery readiness programs
    • Harm reduction
    • Behavioral health counseling associated with substance use disorder
    • Outpatient drug-free treatment and counseling
    • Medication assisted therapy
    • Neuro-psychiatric pharmaceuticals
    • Relapse prevention

Program Guidance:

Acupuncture therapy may be allowable under this service category only when, as part of a substance use disorder treatment program funded under the RWHAP, it is included in a documented plan.

Syringe access services are allowable, to the extent that they comport with current appropriations law and applicable HHS guidance, including HRSA- or HAB-specific guidance.

See also: Substance Abuse Services (residential)

Number of Clients Served, Units Provided, Expenditures, Allocation, and Over/Under-spending

Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Substance Abuse Clients 270 253 272 258 611 310 420
Substance Abuse Unites (Out Pt. session) 12,821 18,011 16,747 11,205 12,103 10,736 9,657
Substance Abuse Dollars $359,604 $346,487 $599,590 $610,577 $595,315 $536,808 $613,764
Allocated Dollars $359,748 $354,603 $697,464 $694,664 $694,595 $709,561 $722,996
Over/ Underspending $144 under $8,116 under $97,874 under $84,087 under $99,280 under $172,753 under $109,232 under

Funding by Part, and info on any other payers

Total Part A Funds (Formula + Supp.) MAI Total Part B Funds (Formula + Supp. NJ) Total Part B Funds (Formula + Supp. PA) Total Part C EIS Funds (State & Local) Total Part D Funds (State & Local) Total Part F Funds
Last Year Allocation $722,996 $51,064
Current Allocation $714,780

Consumer survey info 2017 n=392

n Used in the last 12 months Needed but did not get (last 12 months)
Substance Abuse Outpatient Care 85 60.0% 40.0%

Community Survey 2022 Service Responses n=236

I never personally needed this service I needed this service and received it I needed but did not get this service I never heard of this service
Substance Use Outpatient Care 42.37% 20.76% 2.97% 40.0%

Unmet need

For the purposes of this document, need is based on the response of a consumer when asked if there was a service they needed. MMP interviews patients in care and asks consumers if they need a service and if they receive it. Client services unit data identifies needs at the time of initial intake.

2020-2022 MMP Percent with a Need 2023 Client Services Unit Need at Intake
Substance Abuse Outpatient Care 3.61% 7.35%

Recipient Service Considerations

TBD