Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Releases Final Rule Governing Mobile Vans

Please review this announcement from the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD):

The DEA released the final rule “Registration Requirements for Narcotic Treatment Programs with Mobile Components” today in the Federal Register. The Rule may be accessed here: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-06-28/pdf/2021-13519.pdf

 According to the Rule’s summary, “The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is publishing this final rule to revise existing regulations for narcotic treatment programs (NTPs) to allow the operation of a mobile component associated with a DEA registered NTP to be considered a coincident activity permitted under the NTP’s registration. Based on these revisions, NTP registrants that operate or wish to operate mobile components (in the State in which the registrant is registered) to dispense narcotic drugs in schedules II–V at remote location(s) for the purpose of maintenance or detoxification treatment do not need a separate registration for such mobile component. This final rule waives the requirement of a separate registration at each principal place of business or professional practice where controlled substances are dispensed for those NTPs with mobile components that fully comply with the requirements of this rule. These revisions to the regulations are intended to make maintenance or detoxification treatments more widely available, while ensuring that safeguards are in place to reduce the likelihood of diversion.”

Inaugural CSB/Agency Treatment Community Forum on Follow-Up GRPAs: Tools, Tips, & Best Practices - 7/29 11am ET

The OMNI and DBHDS Teams invite you to join in our inaugural CSB/Agency Treatment Community Forum of 2021. Per popular request, we will provide the opportunity for a facilitated discussion on GPRA Follow-ups.

The Forum, Follow-Up GRPAs: Tools, Tips, & Best Practices, is Thursday, July 29 from 11am-noon EDT.

Please click here to register for the Forum.

OMNI will provide a very quick refresher on GPRA follow-ups, and then share some tips and best practices that we've learned of through CSBs/agencies and our own work. This is a more informal forum in which all can hear from each other about successes and challenges. We'll learn from each other, ask questions, and share existing best practices.

We've invited a couple CSBs to share some of their successes, challenges, and recommendations regarding follow-up GPRA administration in a spotlight segment, and we'll break into smaller groups so CSBs/agencies can talk more about it and also share ideas, ask questions, and learn from each other, before coming back to share some points with the larger group.

Questions? Reach out to us at SORSupport@omni.org.

SOR II Quarter 3 Treatment & Recovery Reporting Survey

It's time to complete the SOR II Quarter 3 Treatment and Recovery Services Survey! Contacts that previously completed the quarterly survey for your agency received an email with specifics on completing the survey yesterday, July 1st. If you did not receive this email and believe you should have, please contact SORSupport@omni.org.

Please refer to the Quarterly Survey resources page to review applicable information and resources relevant to completing the survey. These include:

Quarter 3 of the SOR II grant ended Wednesday, June 30th. Survey responses should reflect all of quarter 3 (April 1 - June 30, 2021). This survey is due no later than Friday, July 16th - this deadline is firm due to SAMHSA reporting requirements.

Please reach out to us at SORSupport@omni.org with any questions, concerns, or recommendations about this survey. Thank you all for your help with this survey – it is greatly appreciated!

SOR Recovery Hiring Report

As part of the Quarter 2 Quarterly Reporting Survey, CSBs receiving Recovery SOR funding were asked questions related to hiring recovery support positions. Responses to these questions were summarized into a Recovery Hiring Report - please review this report here on the Reports page of our website.

Please reach out to SORSupport@omni.org with any questions!

Virginia's #StoriesOverStigma Campaign

Please see this information below about the #StoriesOverStigma campaign in Virginia and feel free to share the information with your clients, organization, partners, and everyone you know:

  • If you have a family member whose life has been tragically cut short by substance use disorder, and feel compelled to share their story through the power of social media, visit www.storiesoverstigma.com to fight back against this silent health epidemic that’s taking lives by the minute.

  • If you are in recovery yourself or know someone who is, please share your story or encourage your family member, friend or acquaintance to share theirs. Most importantly, for anyone struggling, help is here. You are NOT alone. Only through transparency and honesty can we start to heal together. #StoriesOverStigma #SilentNoMoreVirginia

  • Additionally, we are using social media to fight back against a silent health epidemic. Visit @storiesoverstigma on Instagram to see the brave stories that have been shared. Visit www.storiesoverstigma.com to share your own. Once on the website, you may also click on the Instagram icon at the top right hand corner of the website to read the stories already posted. #StoriesOverStigma #SilentNoMoreVirginia

  • Please share your story today! Also, please pass this information on to anyone and everyone you know who may be interested in sharing their story. Together, we will be Silent No More and we will help Stop the Stigma associated with substance use disorder.

Quarter 2 Quarterly Reporting Survey Reports

Hello! The OMNI Team has put together agency-level reports summarizing your agency's response(s) to the Recovery and Treatment surveys for Quarter 2. These reports will be created after each quarter from now on. Please review Quarter 2's report in your agency's Dropbox folder in a new sub-folder titled "Quarterly Reporting Survey Reports".

As always, please reach out with any questions or recommendations for improvements.

SOR I Clients Closing

We are writing to remind you that all SOR I client follow-up windows are now closed. If you have follow-up GPRA surveys to submit for SOR I clients, please enter these to the online form by June 15. You do not need to complete a discharge GPRA for SOR I clients that are already discharged from services.

As a reminder, after June 15…

  • SOR I follow-up and discharge GPRAs do not need to be completed (these clients will not appear on your tracking sheets in Dropbox any longer).

  • SOR I clients continuing to receive services funded by SOR II cannot be "rolled over" to SOR II using the rollover form. Please submit all rollover forms prior to June 15.

Please reach out to SORSupport@omni.org with any questions!

COVID Impacts Report

We are writing to share the COVID Impacts Report that the Virginia State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) recently created. This report provides a summary of preliminary trends in data around adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), school closures, behavioral health, substance use and overdoses, and the criminal justice system in Virginia since the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020.

Please click here to download the full report on the Virginia SEOW's website!

New SOR Reports

We are excited to share two new SOR reports! We hope to keep updating these reports on a quarterly basis to showcase updates across the state.

  • Quarter 2 Quarterly Progress Reports - this report focuses on SOR prevention, treatment, and recovery evaluation activities for the state in Quarter 2 (January to March 2021) and includes data from quarterly surveys, GPRAs, and PBPS (Performance Based Prevention System).

  • Jail Based MAT Report - this report looks at access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for individuals with an opioid use disorder in local and regional jails. This report provides a current snapshot of services available across the state, as well as takeaways and challenges for implementing MAT in the justice setting.

Thank you for all your hard work to make these reports possible. Both reports can also be found on the Reports page of the SOR Support website. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200#200.112 Per 2 C.F.R. § 200.112-1113 The Federal awarding agency must establish conflict of interest policies for Federal awards. The non-Federal entity must disclose in writing any potential conflict of interest to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with applicable Federal awarding agency policy. Failure to adhere to these statues will result in immediate termination of funding.

Virginia’s State Opioid Response (SOR) grant is awarded at the discretion of DBHDS and SAMHSA. All recipients of SOR funding supports evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery services to address opioid and stimulant misuse and use disorders, including for cocaine and methamphetamine. The SOR grant is not intended to be utilized as a long-term or permanent funding source. All SOR proposals must include a realistic plan for financial sustainability beyond the grant period.