“Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE), declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Thanks to the Administration’s whole-of-government approach to combatting the virus, we are in a better place in our response than we were three years ago, and we can transition away from an emergency phase.”
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National Resources
COVID-19 Specific
- CDC’s COVID-19 website
- CDC: People with SUDs, mood disorders and schizophrenia now eligible to get COVID19 booster shot
- Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) – COVID-19
- CDC's Clinical Questions about COVID-19 FAQs
- HRSA's Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions
- NIDA's COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
- SAMHSA’s COVID-19 Guidance and Resources
- SMI Adviser Coronavirus Resources
- World Health Organization COVID-19 Resources Page
- COVID-19 Grand Rounds Hosted - Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
- ONDCP COVID-19 Fact Sheet
- NASW Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Page
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19 Training by TRAIN
- Coronavirus Information by the Administration for Community Living
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit by CMS
Regulatory
- HHS-OCR's FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency
- HHS-OCR's Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
- COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response and 42 CFR Part 2 Guidance - SAMHSA
Telehealth
- APA Telepsychiatry Toolkit
- Telemedicine: Getting Started, Regulations and Privacy Issues - a webinar Opioid Response Network, the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine - Fri, March 27, 2020 at 3:00 pm EDT
- Downloadable Telehealth Tip Sheet - PCSS
- MEDICARE TELEMEDICINE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FACT SHEET: Medicare coverage and payment of virtual services - SAMHSA
- Medicaid State Plan Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Delivered Via Telehealth
- Use of Telemedicine While Providing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) - SAMHSA
- Doxy.me - a HIPAA compliant platform for telehealth
- Billing for Professional Telehealth Distant Site Services During the Public Health Emergency - CMS.gov
- New Video Available on Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Services
CMS released a video providing answers to common questions about the Medicare telehealth services benefit. CMS is expanding this benefit on a temporary and emergency basis under the 1135 waiver authority and Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. - Telepsychiatry in the Era of COVID-19 - SMI Adviser
- Telehealth Implementation Playbook - American Medial Association
- Telemedicine: Getting Started, Regulations and Privacy Issues by AOAAM
- Telehealth guidance by state during COVID-19 by American Psychological Association
**please have as top resource under Telehealth since this is state by state**
OUD Treatment Specific
- First glance: COVID-19 Buprenorphine Provider Survey Report
- Initial Patient Contact About Buprenorphine Checklist - PCSS
- Manual on Adapting Your Practice: Recommendations for the Care of Homeless Patients with Opioid Use Disorders - Opioid Response Network
- Guidance on OTPs - SAMHSA
- FAQs for Opioid Use Disorder Prescribing and Dispensing in the COVID-19 Emergency - SAMHSA
- DEA and SAMHSA Buprenorphine and Telemedicine COVID-19 Guidance
- The Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19 - Opioid Response Network
- COVID-19 Information by AMA
- Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
- Vulnerable Populations: Weathering the Pandemic Storm
- Homelessness and SUD During COVID - developed by Elizabeth M. Moore, MD, Sae Takada, MD, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD, Lillian Gelberg, MD from UCLA
- Screening Tools and Prevention from NIDA
Support for Providers
- Compassionate Fatigue and Self Care: For Helping Professionals Working with Opioid Related Disorders - Opioid Response Network
- Supporting Providers After Overdose Death - PCSS
- Guidance on managing emotionally - SAMHSA
- Pain Management Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises: A Discussion of the New Guidelines - American Academy of Pain Medicine
- Video: COVID-19: Tips for Managing Social Isolation
- Guide to Mental Health Resources for COVID-19 - Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry
- Shareable Resources on Coping with COVID-19 by NIMH
- COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide by NAMI
- Supporting Families During COVID-19 by Child Mind Institute
- Mental Health Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic by Active Minds
- COVID-19 and Mental Health: Caring for the Public and Ourselves by APA
TTC Resources
Tribal Specific Resources
- IHS Clinical Resources for Providers – COVID-19
- National Indian Health Board COVID-19 Tribal Resource Center
- Resources for Coping During the Time of COVID-19 - Southcentral Foundation Nuka System of Care
- Information on COVID-19 - Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
- Indian Country ECHO - COVID-19
- COVID-19 Updates & Resources by Urban Indian Health Institute
Commuity Resources
- Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping during COVID-19 by SPRC
- Virtual Recovery Resources by SAMHSA
National Hotlines and Resources
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
- StopBullying.gov
- SAMHSA Disaster Distress Hotline: 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
- Poison Control Hotline: 1-800-222-1222
Virtual Recovery Resources, provided by ONDCP Director James W. Carroll
- Al-Anon Electronic Meetings
This forum and recovery chat room for Narcotics Anonymous members features voice chat, Skype, and text chat meetings connecting people from around the world - Alcoholics Anonymous Online Intergroup
Listing of online meetings from AA Intergroup - Adult Children of Alcoholics
Phone and Online Meetings - In The Rooms (Online Meetings)
An online platform supporting a wide range of 12-step and non-12 step meetings - Refuge Recovery Online Meetings
Listing of daily online meetings - Life Ring Recovery
Listing of online meetings - The Temper
An online publication/site that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery
Includes links to resource - My Recovery
Online 12-step meetings - Sober Grid
A free online social networking platform for people in recovery. Available in mobile app stores - Narcotics Anonymous
Listing of online meetings provided by NA
Resources by State and Territory
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
- American Samoa Government Department of Health and Social Services
- American Samoa Travel Restrictions
- COVID-19 Travel Risk Categories
Arizona
- Arizona Department of Health Services Coronavirus Home
- Executive Order Mandates Coverage and Payment Parity for Telemedicine
Arkansas
California
- California Department of Public Health COVID-19 Updates
- DHCS COVID‑19 Response
- DMHC Directs Health Plans to Ensure Californians Can Access Necessary Medical Care Through Telehealth
Colorado
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment COVID-19 Updates
- COVID-19 Information from the Office of Behavioral Health
Connecticut
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
- CNMI Department of Public Health and Environmental Services Information about COVID-19
Delaware
- Delaware Department of Health and Social Services – COVID-19
- Delaware State Medicaid Policies Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
District of Columbia
Federated States of Micronesia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
- Indiana State Department of Health – COVID-19 Resources
- IHCP issues telemedicine billing guidance for providers during COVID-19 outbreak
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
- Department of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak
- Authorizing Reimbursement of Audio-Only Healthcare Services
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Updates and Information
- MassHealth: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)—Providers
- Substance Addiction Service Providers
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Information
- Addiction Service Providers - COVID-19 Guidance for Behavioral Health Programs
- DOH Medicaid Updates: March 2020 Special Edition – COVID–19
North Carolina
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Information
- North Carolina COVID-19 Response
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Health COVID-19 Information
- Wolf Administration Urges Drug and Alcohol Treatment Providers to Review Continuity Plans
Puerto Rico
Republic of Palau (RP)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Information
- Virginia Board of Pharmacy COVID-19 Updates
- Virginia Medicaid Web Portal : Provider Flexibilities Related to COVID-19
